June 10, 2026
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack in Kazaraho and says it also abducts and kills three Christians
A civil society leader based in the area says eight other people are wounded and 26 houses burned
About 30 civilians are killed in the village of Melia alone, Alain Kiwewe, a military administrator for the Lubero territory, tells Reuters
The flooding, which affects the village of Kasaba, comes at a vulnerable moment
The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year