At least four killed and several missing in ADF attack in eastern DRC

© Provided by News 360 File - Military deployed against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. - ALAIN UAYKANI / XINHUA NEWS / CONTACTOPHOTO

At least four people have died and several are missing after an alleged attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the town of Beni, located in the North Kivu region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Three men and one woman were killed in the assault. In addition, a baby was seriously injured and has been taken to a hospital for medical treatment, a local civil society leader told the Congolese portal 'Actualite'.

The sources consulted by the aforementioned portal have indicated that there are currently numerous clashes and that the inhabitants are trying to flee to protect themselves from possible reprisals.

The area, where Mai Mai rebels also operate, is a recurrent scene of violent actions. In the case of the ADF - a group that the United Nations accuses of killing more than 1,200 civilians by massacre in 2021 - it is an Islamist organization of Ugandan origin that in 2019 swore allegiance to the terrorist organization Islamic State in Central Africa (ISCA), to which it is still linked to this day.

Source: (EUROPA PRESS)