嫌疑者,容疑者/疑うd Islamists kill 20 in east Congo village attacks

By Erikas Mwisi Kambale

BENI, Democratic 共和国 of Congo, Aug 7 (Reuters) - S uspected Islamist 交戦的なs killed around 20 people in attacks on two villages in eastern Congo over the 週末, the army and a 地元の human 権利s group said on Sunday.

闘士,戦闘機s believed to be from the 連合した Democratic 軍隊s (ADF) killed 居住(者)s and 燃やすd 負かす/撃墜する houses in Kandoyi and Bandiboli villages in Ituri 州 late on Friday and 早期に on Saturday, said Christophe Munyanderu, 調整者/コーディネーター of the 地元の group 条約 for the 尊敬(する)・点 of Human 権利s (CRDH).

The Congolese army spokesperson in Ituri, Jules Ngongo, 確認するd about 20 deaths, and said Congolese 軍隊s were in 追跡 of the 加害者s.

"It's too hard for me - when I saw the 団体/死体s, their throats had been 削減(する)," said Alice Kyanga, whose parents were の中で those killed at their homes on Saturday.

The ADF is a Ugandan 民兵 that moved to eastern Congo in the 1990s. The group was 責任がある 1,050 violent deaths in 2021, up from 599 in 2020, によれば data from Kivu 安全 Tracker, which 地図/計画するs 暴力/激しさ in the area.

安全 has 悪化するd in Ituri and 隣人ing North Kivu 州 since the 政府 placed them under 軍の 支配する last year, U.N. 専門家s said in June.

The 政府 宣言するd a 明言する/公表する of 包囲 in the 州s in April 2021 in 返答 to 増大するing attacks by 民兵s, 含むing repeated 大虐殺s by the ADF, which has links to Islamic 明言する/公表する.

Uganda has also sent at least 1,700 軍隊/機動隊s to help its 隣人 fight the ADF after 告発する/非難するing the group of 責任/義務 for a string of 爆破s in Kampala last year. (令状ing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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