2,300[1]

[1] In 2020, ADF militants killed 12 civilians and burnt down several houses in a village east of Beni, 18 February: DRC: At least twelve killed in new massacre near Beni,” The North Africa Post (19 February 2020), https://northafricapost.com/38212-drc-at-least-twelve-killed-in-new-massacre-near-beni.html. ADF fighters are accused of killing 24 civilians and 12 others in an attack on a village in Ituri province, “Militia kills 24 people in northeastern DR Congo,” AFP (1 March 2020), https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/622089-militia-kills-24-people-in-northeastern-dr-congo. On 6 April, ADF attacked the town of Halungpa (18 miles away from Beni), kills six civilians, including a child “Six killed in quarantined DR Congo region,” Manila Bulletin (7 April 2020), https://mb.com.ph/2020/04/07/six-killed-in-quarantined-dr-congo-region/. On 24 May, nine civilians killed in an ADF attack on Beni, as the ADF “burned down some houses” and people have fled. “ADF kills nine in eastern DR Congo attack,” The Independent (24 May 2020), https://www.independent.co.ug/adf-kills-nine-in-eastern-dr-congo-attack/. On 16 June, six civilians, including four women were killed and six more missing in an ADF attack along the Eringeti-Kainama road in North Kivu, where more than 60 homes were also burned by the ADF in the attack. “Six killed as militia torches homes in east DRC - local official,” BigNewsNetwork.com (16 June 2020), https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265460403/six-killed-as-militia-torches-homes-in-east-drc---local-official. On 10 September, ADF militants attacked Tshabi in Ituri province, killing 35 people, in the second attack on the town in Irumu territory in two days. The terrorists assaulted civilians with knives and firearms and destroyed the villages. Some 400 families fled the fighting. “Suspected militia fighters kill dozens in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province,” France 24 (11 September 2020), https://www.france24.com/en/20200911-suspected-militia-fighters-kill-dozens-in-dr-congo-s-eastern-ituri-province. On 30 October, 21 civilians were killed during ADF raids on the villages of Kamwiri, Kitsimba, and Lisasa; 20 civilians were also abducted and the attackers set fire to many buildings, including a Catholic church. “Crisis Mapping in Eastern Congo,” Kivu Security Tracker (2020), https://kivusecurity.org/incident/8403.

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