Archive · 26 Jan 2026
25 killed in eastern Congo attack
A group called the Allied Democratic Force, which supports the Islamic State, attacked a village in eastern Congo.
They killed 25 people, including 15 men who were burned alive in a house and 7 who were shot.
Three more people were killed in a nearby area.
The attack happened early on Sunday in a place called Apakulu in Ituri province.
Ituri is a province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is a country in central Africa.
The reason for the attack is not known.
An Islamic State-linked militant group, the Allied Democratic Force (ADF), attacked a village in eastern Congo.
The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 25 people, including 15 men burned alive and 7 shot.
The attack took place in the village of Apakulu in the Irumu territory of Ituri province.
Three additional people were killed in the nearby Walese Vonkutu administrative area.
The attack occurred early on Sunday.
- Who
- Allied Democratic Force (ADF), Islamic State-linked militant group
- What
- Attack resulting in 25 deaths
- When
- Early Sunday
- Where
- Apakulu village, Irumu territory, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Why
- Unknown
- Location
- Apakulu village, Irumu territory, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo
- Date
- Sunday
- Attackers
- Allied Democratic Force (ADF), Islamic State-linked militant group
- Victims
- 25 people
- Casualties
- 15 men burned alive, 7 shot, 3 killed in nearby area
