Three civilians were killed in an attack in a village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Beni territory by rebels from the Ugandan-born Muslim armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the army said on Thursday, claiming to have killed four rebels. The civilians died in the attack which took place on Wednesday night, while the rebels were killed on Thursday morning . This "balance sheet is still provisional because combat patrols are continuing on the ground", he added, explaining that these ADF rebels attacked the population "in order to obtain food and sabotage the efforts of the loyalist army". The ADF is originally a coalition of Ugandan armed groups, the largest of which was composed of Muslims, opposed to the regime of President Yoweri Museveni. In March this year, the United States placed the ADF among the "terrorist groups" affiliated with the jihadists of the EI.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 05, 2021 05:03 UTC