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ADF Massacre at Komanda Church Leaves at Least 43 Dead

Condemnation by the UN mission alongside FARDC underscores the failure of joint Uganda-DRC operations to stem the ADF’s renewed violence.

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Vue aérienne de la localité de Komanda, dans la province de l'Ituri, dans l'est de la RD Congo, le 30 août 2023

Overview

  • The attack on the Bienheureuse Anuarite parish in Komanda on July 26–27 claimed at least 43 civilian lives, including women, men and children.
  • MONUSCO and FARDC reports state victims were surprised and killed with machetes, and authorities are investigating allegations of kidnappings during the assault.
  • The ADF, a group formed from Ugandan rebels that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2019, has resumed large-scale raids across Ituri after months of relative calm.
  • Kampala and Kinshasa’s 2021 launch of Operation Shujaa has so far failed to halt the ADF’s cross-border attacks and protect vulnerable communities.
  • United Nations representatives and the DRC government condemned the church massacre as a gross violation of humanitarian law and religious freedom.