50 killed in DR Congo fighting

Bunia, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 27, 2021

Twelve civilians and 38 rebels have died in four days of fighting in northeast DR Congo, where the armed forces are carrying out a crackdown on militias, military and local sources said on Monday. The clashes have taken place in Ituri province, where in separate conflicts, the army is battling the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) - a group with suspected links to the so-called Islamic State -