Africa
Death toll in suspected ADF attacks in east DR Congo rises to 16
4 years agoIndian military from Monusco, the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony honoring peacekeepers who died during violent protests against Monusco, in Goma, on August 1, 2022. - On July 26 and 27, demonstrations demanding the departure of Monusco broke out in several towns in the east of the country. During these violent clashes nearly two dozen demonstrators and four peacekeepers got killed. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)
Rebels killed 15 civilians and one army captain in recent attacks on villages in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province, a military officer said Sunday, raising an earlier reported death toll of 10.
