ADF rebels Massacre Fourteen in DR Congo

We deplore the fact that despite warnings about ADF activism in the Beni region, there is still no major military operation to clear the area and dismantle their strongholds The 14 people who were abducted were found dead and buried

Fourteen nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo who were allegedly abducted by the Uganda DR-Congo-based rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been found lying dead Beni region of North Kivu province.

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ADF soldiers: Internet Photo

The deceased were ten men and four women.  “The 14 people who were abducted were found dead and buried” an army source told AFP.

“We deplore the fact that despite warnings about ADF activism in the Beni region, there is still no major military operation to clear the area and dismantle their strongholds,” Kavota told AFP.

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Omar Kavota,the head of local NGO Center for Peace, Democracy and Human Right: Courtesy Photo

Three civilian sources who were witnesses to the discovery of the bodies and attributed the attack to  (ADF) rebels.

The ADF is a militia created by Muslim rebels to oppose Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni although, according to the findings of the New York University Study Group on Congo, the group has some influence from the army.

 

 

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