Rebels kill 8 civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo

James Tasamba Rebels kill 8 civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo

KIGALI, Rwanda

At least eight civilians were killed in the latest attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeastern Beni territory, a local official said Saturday.

The overnight attack took place in several villages in the Ruwenzori sector, including Bulongo, Kazarahoyo, and Kidungu, in North Kivu province, according to Willy Malikidogo, chief of Kilya locality.

At Kazarahoyo, the attackers killed five civilians while in Bulongo, two people were killed, all men, he told reporters.

In another incident, a motorcyclist was shot dead in Kidungu, Malikidogo added.

“We must not give in to the enemy’s maneuver. We must join forces to fight them. Let us collaborate with the army and denounce any suspicious cases,” he urged people.

Meleki Mulala, a coordinator for civil society in the region, said the death toll could rise.

The attackers set fire to a vehicle that was parked in Bulongo before abducting three children and looting several cows from residents, Mulala said.

Last week, 18 civilians were killed and several houses were set on fire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in an attack attributed to the ADF rebel group in various villages in Beni territory.

President Felix Tshisekedi declared a “state of siege” in May in Ituri and North Kivu, replacing senior civilian officials in the state with army officers in a bid to curb growing insecurity.

Some 944 civilians have been killed in North Kivu and Ituri since the state of siege was declared, according to Kivu Security Tracker, a monitor focused on violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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MILITARY SITUATION IN YEMEN ON OCTOBER 30, 2021

The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 180 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours
On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 18 airstrikes on the Sarwah district
On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Jubah district
On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Markha district
On October 29, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district
On October 30, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the west of Marib city
On October 30, clashes between Ansar Allah and Saudi-led forces continued in the north of Jubah district

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Fruit-shaped bomb kills 2 children in Uganda

Uganda has been targeted by three bomb attacks in the span of a week [File: Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters]

A blast has killed at least two children in a Ugandan village as the country grapples with the third bomb attack in a week.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday’s incident. According to a senior police official, the device looked like an exotic “jackfruit” and was given to the children while they were playing.KEEP READINGBlast in Ugandan capital Kampala kills one, injures three One killed in explosion on bus near Ugandan capital: Police Uganda’s Museveni says schools to reopen in January

The explosion occurred in Nakaseke district, 60km (27 miles) north of the capital, Kampala. It killed a 14-year-old and a second child with disabilities, police spokesman Asan Kasingye said in a tweet.

Uganda has been the target of multiple attacks over the past week. A bomb packed with nails and shrapnel exploded in a popular restaurant in Kampala, killing one person and wounding three others on October 23.

The ISIL (ISIS) armed group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on an affiliated Telegram channel.

The group said some of its members detonated an explosive device in a bar where “members and spies of the Crusader Ugandan government were gathering” in Kampala.

On Monday, a second bomb went off on a bus, killing the suspected attacker and injuring several commuters. Police initially said two people were killed.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.486.2_en.html#goog_1794690589Play Video

Ugandan authorities have been investigating the attacks. A shadowy group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), suspected of links to ISIL, emerged earlier this week as the possible author of the blasts.

ADF is known as the bloodiest of the scores of militias that roam eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and has gained a reputation for massacres in North Kivu and neighbouring Ituri provinces.

The ADF was initially a coalition of armed Ugandan groups that opposed Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.

The group moved across the border into eastern DRC in 1995, establishing itself in the rugged Rwenzori Mountains in North Kivu province.

In April 2019, some ADF attacks began to be claimed by ISIL through its outlets on social media. It presented the group as its regional branch – the Islamic State Central Africa Province, or ISCAP.

The United States has placed the ADF on its list of “terrorist groups” affiliated with ISIL.

Ugandan authorities said earlier this week that a police dragnet had picked up a number of ADF operatives suspected of hatching a plot to attack “major installations”.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.486.2_en.html#goog_1932817680Play Video

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MILITARY SITUATION IN IRAQ ON OCTOBER 30, 2021

On October 30, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 8 times: 3 – in Idlib province, 3 – in Latakia province, 2 – in Aleppo province
On October 30, Russia reported that over the past 322 hours, 322 refugees returned to the Syria, 311 people from Lebanon through Jaydet Yabus checkpoints, Tel-Kalah, 11 people from Jordan through the Nasib checkpoint
On October 30, Israeli Army targeted SAA positions in the Dimas area, west of Damascus with several surface-to-surface missiles
On October 30, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Ama village
On October 30, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Qah village

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