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Congo militiamen kill 18 civilians in church compound

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March 9, 2022
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Congo militiamen kill 18 civilians in church compound

A Democratic Republic of Congo soldier is seen on patrol in the village of Manzalaho, near Beni, Feb. 18, 2020, following an alleged attack by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group. Photo: AFP

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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 9 (Reuters) – Militiamen have killed 18 civilians who had sought refuge in a church compound in eastern Congo, a witness and a local human rights groups said on Wednesday.

The attack took place early on Tuesday in Banyali Kilo, a district in the conflict-riven Ituri province, as the victims slept in church outbuildings. They had fled there after escaping from previous attacks, the sources said.

A survivor, Augustin Kolo, was asleep with his family when he heard cries from outside.

“I quickly got up and woke up my wife and my two children to flee. This is how we were saved even as 18 of our brothers and sisters were killed,” he said.

“It hurts so much. We are doubly wounded since we first left our villages and then the CODECO followed us here,” he said, referring to a militia group that an army spokesman also blamed for the attack. The spokesman gave no death toll.

CODECO is one of many armed groups active in eastern Congo, where conflict over land and resources has spurred decades of violence.

Its fighters have killed hundreds of civilians and in recent months targeted camps housing displaced people. Reuters was unable to reach the group for comment on Wednesday.

Congo’s army has deployed troops in Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu province but has been unable to stop the violence. Sixty people were killed in February in an attack that the army and the other sources also blamed on CODECO.

“We are working …to restore peace throughout Ituri province. These militiamen have again attacked displaced persons who have no means of defence,” the army spokesman said, urging civilians to report suspect activity around displacement camps.

Reporting by Erikas Mwisi Kambale; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Edward McAllister and John Stonestreet

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