Overview

• The Allied Democratic Forces stormed the church in Komanda during a service, killing worshippers with firearms and machetes and torching adjacent homes and shops.
• Monusco confirmed 43 fatalities, among them 19 women and nine children.
• Local parishioners reported that several young people were abducted and their whereabouts remain unknown.
• DR Congo’s army, Ugandan troops and Monusco peacekeepers have secured the area and launched investigations into the massacre.
• International figures, including Italy’s foreign minister and Monusco’s mission head, condemned the atrocity and called for strengthened civilian protection measures.