{"id":2639774,"date":"2026-08-03T16:14:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-assailants-kill-church-elder-at-least-20-other-christians-in-targeted-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:17:56","slug":"muslim-assailants-kill-church-elder-at-least-20-other-christians-in-targeted-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-assailants-kill-church-elder-at-least-20-other-christians-in-targeted-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim Assailants Kill Church Elder, At Least 20 Other Christians, In Targeted Attacks"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmuslim-assailants-kill-church-elder-at-least-20-other-christians-in-targeted-attacks%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=2639774&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>Last month, over 20 Christians were killed in targeted attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The pro-Islamic extremist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), reportedly carried out assaults on three communities, including the town of Mangina, resulting in multiple deaths-six in the first attack and ten in the second. Victims and officials indicate that the ADF aims to eliminate Christians in the region. The region is ranked as the 29th most dangerous place globally for Christians, with communities facing violence, intimidation, social rejection, and threats against church leaders. The ADF, linked to Islamic State, has been responsible for massacres, kidnappings, and the destruction of churches, contributing to severe persecution and a worsening humanitarian crisis, including displacement and disruption of essential services. Human rights organizations like Open Doors and Amnesty International have condemned these atrocities as war crimes and crimes against humanity, emphasizing the urgent need for international attention and intervention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>More than 20 Christians were killed last month in targeted attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n<p>The pro-Islamic Allied Democratic Forces attacked three communities in mid-July, killing more than 20 people, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/persecution.org\/2026\/07\/31\/islamic-militants-kill-christian-leaders-in-the-drc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Persecution.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mostly Christian commune of Mangina was hit twice. Mangina Mayor Nicolas Kambale said attackers were \u201cwielding knives and firearms\u201d and sought to kill Christians and torch their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Six people, including a church elder and a worship leader, were killed in the first attack, which left six people injured and one person missing.<\/p>\n<p>Ten people were killed in the second attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Church elder, worship leader killed by Islamic extremists in the DRC <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2aYDbCb46\">https:\/\/t.co\/G2aYDbCb46<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Christian Post (@ChristianPost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChristianPost\/status\/2084308392881905968?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Victims have said that the ADC Islamic extremist group wants to wipe out Christians in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The group Open Doors ranks the DRC as the 29th most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActivities have slowed down,\u201d Pastor Nkulu of Mangina said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsuk.org\/news\/latest-news\/drc-christians-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenDoorsUK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear is increasing. Brothers and sisters, please intercede for the safety of the rural commune of Mangina and for the strengthening of the faith of Christians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Open Doors reported that in addition to the two attacks on Mangina, Islamic terrorists attacked an area west of the city of Beni, killing seven residents and three soldiers from the Congolese Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF is known to have links to the Islamic State.<\/p>\n<p>OpenDoors noted that in the eastern DRC, Christians face \u201csevere persecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDRC\u2019s eastern region has become a hotspot for severe persecution, with the ADF \u2014 an Islamist extremist group with ties to so-called Islamic State (IS) \u2014 deliberately targeting Christian communities through massacres, kidnapping and the destruction of churches. According to many victims, the atrocities are intended to eradicate the presence of Christians,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>The organization said Christian converts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoors.org.za\/christian-persecution\/world-watch-list\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endure<\/a> \u201csocial rejection, pressure to recant their faith, and exclusion from inheritance and community life. Refusal to perform traditional rites often results in intimidation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, Catholic and Protestant church leaders who speak against state corruption or advocate for constitutional rights risk threats, surveillance and harassment. Church activities are disrupted, and clergy publicly vilified. This contributes to a climate of fear in which calls for justice are systematically silenced,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCivilians in the eastern DRC have suffered extensive brutality at the hands of ADF fighters. They have been killed, abducted and tortured in a dehumanizing campaign of abuse,\u201d Agn\u00e8s Callamard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/05\/drc-rampant-adf-abuses-against-civilians-war-crimes-which-the-world-must-not-continue-to-ignore-new-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amnesty International\u2019s<\/a> Secretary General, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cADF fighters have raided communities and farms, attacked medical facilities, and looted and burned homes. The ADF\u2019s violence is contributing to an escalating humanitarian crisis. The group\u2019s attacks have increased displacement and disrupted basic services, including access to food, health care and education,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cThese abuses constitute war crimes which the world must not continue to ignore. 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