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ADF attacks in eastern DRC leave nearly 90 dead

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Around 90 civilians were killed in easternDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after gunmen from the ISIS-affiliated AlliedDemocratic Forces (ADF) carried out two attacks, local media reported onThursday.

    The first assault struck a funeral in NorthKivu province, where militants opened fire and used machetes, leaving at least60 mourners dead, survivors told local outlets. A separate raid in the nearbycity of Beni killed 18 more.

    The ADF, founded in Uganda in the 1990sbefore shifting into Congo and aligning with ISIS in 2019, has been blamed forsome of the region’s worst atrocities. However, UN investigators stress thatthe group is not acting alone – a recent report from the agency also implicatedthe Congolese army, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, and other armed groups inkillings, sexual violence, and other abuses that "could constitute warcrimes."

    The UN mission MONUSCO documented at least52 civilian deaths in separate incidents in August alone.

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