The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels were taking revenge on civilians after suffering defeats by Congolese forces.

A week of attacks by ISIL-backed rebel group Allied Democratic Forces has killed more than 50 people in eastern DR Congo, the UN says.

The country has suffered several deadly attacks in recent years, including by the Allied Democratic Forces and Rwanda-backed ...

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo says that Islamic State-backed rebels in the eastern part of the country ...

The group's ultimate goal is to establish a “caliphate” in Central Africa, similar to ISIS’s vision in Iraq and Syria.

Rebels backed by ISIL (ISIS) have killed at least 52 civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo this month, according ...

Rebel fighters have killed at least 52 civilians in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, the UN ...

An attack by a group affiliated to the so-called Islamic State organisation has killed at least nine people in eastern ...

Islamic State-backed rebels massacred 52 civilians in eastern Congo, targeting villages with machetes and hoes.

Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Bapere village in eastern Congo's North Kivu province.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Suspected Islamist rebels have killed at least 30 people in a series of attacks in Congo’s North Kivu province in recent days, a Congolese military official said Saturday.

The attack took place in Komanda town, where the rebels also burned houses and shops The attackers, believed to be from the Allied Democratic Force, fled before security forces arrived ...