Conflict & Security
At least 33 killed in attack on village in eastern DR Congo
November 6, 2026 at 06:54 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Armed men kill at least 33 in village in Ebola-hit eastern DRC
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MAMasrawy
مقتل 33 شخصا في هجوم لتنظيم داعش على قرية شرقي الكونغو الديمقراطية
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SNSky News Arabia
مسلحون مرتبطون بداعش يقتلون 33 شخصا شرق الكونغو
(opens the publisher’s site)Armed men attacked the village of Kantine in North Kivu overnight, killing at least 33 people and burning more than 50 homes, a local civil society group said.
- At least 33 people were killed in the overnight attack on Kantine in North Kivu province, eastern DR Congo.
- Justin Baluku, head of a local civil society group, told the Associated Press that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack.
- Baluku said his group had counted 33 bodies and more than 50 houses set alight, along with other material damage.
- The attack forced villagers to flee to other areas of the province; the ADF was linked to ISIS in 2019.
- The attackers also set fire to a health post, forcing patients with confirmed and suspected Ebola infections to flee, raising fears of further transmission.