Washington Condemns ‘Brutal’ ADF Attacks in Eastern DRC
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Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continue to spread death and devastation in the Christian-majority region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the Mamove civil society organization, as reported by its president, Kinos Katuo, the attackers struck between May 5 and May 6. The ADF rebels killed civilians in several villages in North Kivu and Ituri, including Katerain, Mangambo, Ikaya, and Ndalya, bringing the death toll to 24 people in two days. In broad daylight on May 7, they massacred 20 more people in Biakato. This situation has also drawn a reaction from Washington, D.C.
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