Overview

• MONUSCO said the attacks took place between Aug. 9 and 16 across Beni and Lubero in North Kivu, leaving at least 52 dead, including eight women and two children.
• The mission reported abductions, looting, and the burning of homes, vehicles, and motorcycles, and warned the toll could rise as searches continue.
• Local officials described residents being tied up and attacked with machetes and hoes, reporting about 30 people killed in Melia and at least nine in Oicha overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
• MONUSCO said it strengthened its military presence in several sectors and sheltered several hundred civilians at its base.
• Congo’s army says the killings were reprisals after recent ADF losses, while Congolese and Ugandan forces have intensified operations against the group.