{"id":1432694,"date":"2022-04-12T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432694"},"modified":"2022-04-12T09:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:30:47","slug":"report-islamists-mercilessly-killing-christians-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-islamists-mercilessly-killing-christians-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Islamists \u2018Mercilessly Killing Christians\u2019 in Democratic Republic of the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-islamists-mercilessly-killing-christians-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1432694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Islamic extremists\u00a0raided the village of Masambo in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 3, the Barnabas Fund reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The raid by jihadists from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group allied to the Islamic State, is just one episode in a flood of Islamist violence across North Kivu and its neighboring province of Ituri, Barnabas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnabasfund.org\/gb\/news\/islamists-mercilessly-killing-christians-in-north-eastern-drc\/\">noted<\/a>\u00a0in an email Tuesday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is a miracle I survived,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/suspected-islamists-kill-21-civilians-eastern-congo-2022-04-04\/\">said<\/a> Masambo resident Kakule Saanane. \u201cWe were already in bed when we heard the sound of boots outside and bullets. It was after hearing victims\u2019 cries that we realized it was a rebel raid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saanane said that 21 dead bodies were found following the attack, which was carried out with machetes and guns; the figure has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/fr\/afrique\/rdc-le-bilan-de-lattaque-de-masambo-salourdit-%C3%A0-28-morts\/2555472\">risen<\/a> to 28.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF carried out a series of attacks in multiple villages during March 2022, killing more than 50 people in Ituri and at least another 30 in North Kivu.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20081786\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1314819688.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Soldiers from the Congolese Army Forces are seen in their forward operating bases around Mwenda, a small town that sits at the foot of the Rwenzori mountains, on April 7, 2021 in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is close to Virunga National Park where a camp of ADF members live and hide. This town has been attacked multiple times by the ADF, with many civilians killed and some beheaded. A number of people including children have been abducted. As a result the Congolese army has a number of forward operating bases dotted around the area. The ADF is an Islamic terror group based out of Eastern DR Congo that, in recent years, has developed a relationship with the Islamic State after pledging allegiance to ISIS leadership. They are known locally as ISIS in Congo. ADF have killed over 5000 Congolese civilians in recent years, abducted and displaced thousands and killed over 2500 Congolese Army Soldiers. (Photo by Brent Stirton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In May 2021, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi declared the two provinces to be in a \u201cstate of siege,\u201d a situation that continues to this day.<\/p>\n<p>A church leader in neighboring Uganda, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/04\/05\/adf-attack-in-eastern-drc-leaves-more-than-a-dozen-killed\/\">birthplace<\/a> of the ADF, declared that the jihadists are \u201cmercilessly killing Christians\u201d and many people are fleeing the DRC and seeking refuge in western Uganda. Africa News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2022\/04\/05\/adf-attack-in-eastern-drc-leaves-more-than-a-dozen-killed\/\">notes<\/a> that in December, Uganda sent more than 1,000 soldiers to aid Congo\u2019s army in their fight against ADF rebels in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Barnabas Fund, a charity that assists persecuted Christians, requested prayers for Christians in northeastern DRC, \u201casking for the Lord\u2019s hand of protection over them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray that Islamist extremism and other forms of violence in this troubled region will be brought to an end. Pray also for churches in western Uganda as they seek to help thousands of refugees who have fled across the border,\u201d the group asked.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamic extremists\u00a0raided the village of Masambo in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on April 3, the Barnabas Fund reported Thursday. 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