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Islamic State-Linked Rebels Kill Up to 43 Parishioners in Komanda Church

Calls for urgent joint military intervention have intensified in Ituri province following the church attack

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FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
FILE - People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
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Overview

  • ADF fighters stormed a Catholic church in Komanda at around 1 a.m. Sunday and opened fire on worshippers.
  • Local civil sources report between 21 and 43 people were killed and that attackers burned nearby homes and shops.
  • DRC Army spokesman Lt. Jules Ngongo confirmed about 10 fatalities, highlighting a wide gap in official versus local casualty figures.
  • Community leaders and MONUSCO have called for urgent joint military intervention as ADF fighters are reported to be lingering near Komanda.
  • The attack ended a months-long lull in Ituri province despite past joint operations by Congolese and Ugandan forces failing to dislodge the ADF.