Allied Democratic Forces

Uganda troops to 'withdraw' from DRC by May end

"Operation Shujaa will officially cease in about two weeks according to our original agreement," says Uganda's General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, but Kinshasa insists it's "too soon" for any such decision on a pullout.

Over a dozen killed in rebel attack in eastern Congo

An attack by suspected rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces has left over a dozen people dead in the village of Masambo.

Dozens of civilians killed in DRC by suspected ADF rebels

At least 52 people were killed in separate but simultaneous attacks in three villages in the Ituri province.

Civilians among dozens killed in DRC fighting

At least 12 civilians and 38 rebels have died in four days of fighting in the country's northeast, where the army is battling the Allied Democratic Forces and an ethnic-based militia called CODECO.

Deadly bomb explosion targets restaurant in DR Congo

A bomb exploded at a Congolese restaurant as patrons gathered on Christmas Day in an eastern town where extremists are known to be active.

Uganda, DRC widen military operation against Daesh-linked militia

Hundreds of Ugandan troops cross into the Democratic Republic of Congo to secure bases belonging to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).

Deadly twin explosions rock Uganda capital Kampala

At least three people killed and scores wounded, with more casualties expected after two blasts hit Kampala in what is suspected to be a coordinated attack.

Suspected ADF militants kill dozens in northeast DRC

At least 30 killed in Ituri area of Democratic Republic of Congo in weekend attack, sources say. Locals say the victims had mostly been attacked with machetes or shot.

Several civilians killed in DRC by Daesh-linked militants

Local chief says victims were discovered by Red Cross workers who went into nearby forest to look for those missing after the attack on Kasanzi village in the Beni territory of North Kivu.

Dozens dead in two attacks on villages in eastern DRC

A monitoring group says at least 28 people were killed in Boga and 22 in Tchabi, villages lying about 10 kilometres apart as local sources attributed the attacks to the Daesh-linked Allied Democratic Forces, ADF.

UN says 200 killed, 40,000 displaced in DRC by ADF militia since January

The massacres have become more frequent since the army launched an offensive in October 2019, forcing the ADF to break up into smaller, highly mobile units, say experts.

Many dead in suspected ADF militia attack in east DRC

Witnesses and a conflict monitor confirm there are at least 12 dead in the attack, blaming it on the Allied Democratic Forces, which has the reputation of being the bloodiest of the 122 militias which plague the eastern DRC.