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ADF attacks in northeast Congo kill 44 people
ADF fighters killed 44 people in attacks on villages in Mambasa, in Ituri province in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, from November 9 to 12.
The group is linked to ISIS and has carried out repeated attacks in the region.
The attacks came days after ADF killed 66 people in neighboring North Kivu province, including three health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak.
The group also burned three health facilities in that earlier attack.
Ebola was first detected in Ituri six months ago, and the outbreak has since spread in the region.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that chronic insecurity is a major barrier to controlling Ebola in the country.
The attacks add to security risks for people and health workers in an area already facing an outbreak.
ADF attacks in several villages in the Mambasa area of Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo killed 44 people.
The attacks took place between November 9 and November 12, 2026.
They came days after the ADF killed 66 people in neighboring North Kivu province, including three health workers responding to an Ebola outbreak.
The Ituri attack sites were about 100 kilometers from Cantine-Aloya, where the earlier killings and the burning of three health facilities took place.
The World Health Organization chief said chronic instability was a major obstacle to the Ebola response.
- Who
- The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group with links to ISIS, carried out the attacks.
- What
- Attacks on several villages killed 44 people.
- When
- Between November 9 and November 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Mambasa area of Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The latest Ebola outbreak was first detected in Ituri province.
The ADF killed 66 people, including three health workers, in North Kivu and burned three health facilities.
The ADF attacked several villages in the Mambasa area of Ituri, killing 44 people.
- Deaths in Ituri
- 44 people
- Attack period
- November 9–12, 2026
- Location
- Mambasa area, Ituri province
- Earlier deaths in North Kivu
- 66 people, including three health workers
- Distance between attack areas
- About 100 kilometers (straight-line distance)
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