BENI, Congo - Rebels have killed at least 36 people in attacks on villages in eastern Congo, a local official and civil society group said Thursday. The Allied Democratic Forces rebels attacked overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in four villages, including Manzingi and Maleki, in Beni territory, said Beni administrator Donat Kibwana. At least 292 civilians have been killed in such attacks since Oct. 30, according to Omar Kavota with the local human rights group CEPADHO. They also looted goats, chickens and other valuables, according to the rights group. The attacks were likely in retaliation for the recent killing of many suspected extremists in the region, the rights group said.

Source: thestar January 30, 2020 13:41 UTC