Armed men kill at least 33 in village in Ebola-hit eastern DRC

Locals blame ADF armed group, which pledged allegiance to ISIL in 2019, for the deadly raids on North Kivu villages.Published On 6 Nov 20266 Nov 2026Armed men thought to be linked to an ISIL (ISIS)-affiliated group have raided villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing dozens of people, according to authorities and civil society groups.The attackers also set fire to a ⁠health post during their overnight assault on Cantine, about 50km west of Beni in North Kivu province, forcing ⁠patients with confirmed and suspected Ebola infections to flee.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Ebola death toll in DR Congo passes 5,000list 2 of 4Health authorities probe two suspected Ebola cases in northeast Nigerialist 3 of 4Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people in DR Congolist 4 of 4WHO approves trials for two new Ebola vaccinesend of listFighters with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group set fire to several houses and killed civilians, Beni territorial administrator Colonel ⁠Charles Omeonga told the Reuters news agency on Friday.Justin Paluku, head of a local civil society group, also blamed the ADF for the attack.“So far, we have counted 33 bodies an...