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Congolese forces kill 25 militants in eastern offensive: Army

Saturday, 09 November 2019 5:29 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 09 November 2019 5:34 PM ]

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) walk through a recently captured enemy base along the front line on July 4, 2019 in the Wagu Forest, eastern DR Congo. (Photo by AFP)

Congolese forces have said on Saturday they have killed 25 Takfiri militants since launching an offensive against them late last month in an eastern region also struggling with an Ebola outbreak.

Seven soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo had also died since the campaign to root out the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia began on October 30, the general in charge of the operation, Jacques Nduru, told Reuters.

He said the army had seized four of the group’s positions around the eastern city of Beni in North Kivu province. Regular militia attacks have hampered efforts to contain Ebola across the area.

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The ADF, originally a Ugandan rebel group, has been operating along the Congo/Uganda border for more than two decades. It is one of a number of armed factions active in east Congo long after the official end of a 1998-2003 war.

Several of ADF’s attacks have been claimed by the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, but the extent of their relationship remains unclear.

(Source: Reuters)

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