According to Congolese media reports on the 25th, two attacks allegedly carried out by the Ugandan rebels “Allied Democratic Forces” occurred in the past 72 hours in the Mambasa region of Ituri province in the eastern part of the country, killing at least 32 civilians. Radio Okapi in the Congo quoted local civil society organizations as reporting that the two attacks occurred in several villages in the Mambasa region. The search is continuing, and the number of victims is likely to rise. The report said that the attack caused a large number of residents in the affected villages and surrounding areas to flee their homes. Local civil society organizations also said that since March of this year, the “Allied Democratic Forces” have killed more than 100 people in about 20 villages in the Mambasa region.

According to Congolese media reports on the 25th, two attacks allegedly carried out by the Ugandan rebels “Allied Democratic Forces” occurred in the past 72 hours in the Mambasa region of Ituri province in the eastern part of the country, killing at least 32 civilians. Radio Okapi in the Congo quoted local civil society organizations as reporting that the two attacks occurred in several villages in the Mambasa region. The search is continuing, and the number of victims is likely to rise. The report said that the attack caused a large number of residents in the affected villages and surrounding areas to flee their homes. Local civil society organizations also said that since March of this year, the “Allied Democratic Forces” have killed more than 100 people in about 20 villages in the Mambasa region.