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ADF attack in eastern Congo forces Ebola patients to flee

Documenting casualties from the Cantine attack

Fighters attacked three districts of Cantine, a village about 50 kilometres west of Beni in North Kivu, shortly before midnight on Thursday. They shot and hacked residents and burned more than 50 houses. Local officials and civil society leaders blame the Allied Democratic Forces, an armed group that pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2019.

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So far, we have counted 33 bodies and more than 50 houses set on fire, along with various other forms of material destruction.

from ADF attack in eastern Congo forces Ebola patients to flee · Updated 2 hours ago

This represents a major security failure.

from ADF attack in eastern Congo forces Ebola patients to flee · Updated 2 hours ago