BUNIA, DRC - Fighters thought to belong to the notorious Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia killed 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday. Kainama lies at the extreme north of North Kivu province, where it borders with Ituri. The ADF militia are Ugandan Islamic fighters who have made their base in eastern DR Congo since 1995. But they are just one of dozens of armed groups that have been operating in the mineral-rich border region of eastern DR Congo for decades now. One recent report by analysts the Kivu Security Tracker estimated there were at least 122 armed groups active in DR Congo's four eastern border provinces, from north to south: Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2021 14:37 UTC