Rebels have killed at least seven civilians and abducted fifteen others, including children, in fresh overnight raids in the far eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian and military sources said Sunday.
Teddy Kataliko, leader of the civilian administration in Beni district said fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) staged two raids Saturday night in the North Kivu region bordering Uganda.
According to his account, rebels at Mangboko burnt a lorry driver in his vehicle and killed six other civilians, while in Oicha, they killed one person and abducted 15 others — for a total death toll of eight.
Confirming attacks Beni district administrator Donat Kibwana said seven people were killed and 15 people were abducted, including 10 children.
The ADF, which US authorities designated a terror group in 2001, is a militia created by Muslim rebels to oppose Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni but which also operates in the DRC.
