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ADF-linked militants kill at least 33 in eastern Congo village attack
ADF militants killed at least 33 people in an overnight attack on Cantine, a village in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, according to a local civil society group.
The group said more than 50 homes were set on fire, and villagers fled to other parts of the province.
The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, has roots in Uganda and pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 2019.
North Kivu is also an epicentre of an Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus.
The outbreak has killed more than 5,000 people, and continuing violence has hampered efforts to respond.
The ADF has a history of attacks on civilians, including one in July 2025 that killed 66 people in eastern Congo.
ADF-linked militants killed at least 33 people in an overnight attack on Cantine village in eastern Congo, a local civil society group said.
The attackers burned and looted homes, with more than 50 houses set on fire, according to the group’s head, Justin Paluku.
The attack was blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces, which has roots in Uganda and pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in 2019.
Villagers fled to other parts of North Kivu province, where a deadly Ebola outbreak is raging.
Paluku described the attack as a major security failure, saying security forces had been deployed in the area.
- Who
- The Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, were blamed for the attack. At least 33 people were killed.
- What
- Militants attacked a village, burned and looted homes, and caused other material destruction.
- When
- Overnight before the report on Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Where
- Cantine village, in North Kivu province, eastern Congo.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Militants attacked Cantine village, killing at least 33 people and setting more than 50 houses on fire.
A local civil society group reported the attack and blamed it on the ADF.
- Deaths
- At least 33 people
- Village
- Cantine
- Province
- North Kivu
- Homes set on fire
- More than 50
- Group blamed
- Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)
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What people are saying
So far, we have counted 33 bodies and more than 50 houses set on fire, along with various other forms of material destruction,
This represents a major security failure. Given the number of loyalist and security forces deployed in this area, it is incomprehensible how the enemy managed to bypass their defenses to kill civilians and inflict such significant material and human casualties,
bloodbath