{"id":28131,"date":"2024-02-21T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/at-least-2-dozen-congolese-civilians-killed-by-isis-linked-rebels-this-week\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:24:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T09:54:00","slug":"at-least-2-dozen-congolese-civilians-killed-by-isis-linked-rebels-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/at-least-2-dozen-congolese-civilians-killed-by-isis-linked-rebels-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 2 dozen Congolese civilians killed by ISIS-linked rebels this week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Extremist rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least two dozen civilians in separate attacks this week, local authorities and a civil society group said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to the Islamic State group, killed 13 people in Mambasa territory of Ituri province on Tuesday, said Christophe Munyanderu, coordinator for the Convention for the Respect of Human Rights.<\/p>\n
Most of the victims were killed in their homes, he said.<\/p>\n
RWANDA REJECTS US CALLS FOR DE-ESCALATION IN THE CONGO<\/strong><\/p>\n In neighboring North Kivu province, the ADF killed at least 11 people with machetes and guns in Beni territory on Monday, said Col. Charles Ehuta Omeonga, the area’s administrator.<\/p>\n