21 May 2022|19 Shawaal 1443
Militiamen have killed 11 civilians during an attack on a village in the strife-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a respected monitor said on Friday.
The attack occurred Thursday about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Bunia in Dujugu territory, the Kivu Security Tracker (KST) said on Twitter, pointing the finger at the Ituri Self-Defense Popular Front (FPAC-Zaire)
“At least 11 civilians were killed in Ndungbe village,” the monitor said.
The Zaire militia describes itself as a self-defence group whose mission is to protect members of the Hema community against attacks from the CODECO militia representing the rival Lendu community.
The Lendu and Hema communities have a long-standing feud that led to thousands of deaths between 1999 and 2003 before intervention by a European peacekeeping force.
Source AFRICAN INSIDER
