{"id":16849,"date":"2022-05-28T21:17:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T19:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.kivuavenir.com\/?p=16849"},"modified":"2022-05-28T21:28:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T19:28:33","slug":"drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kivuavenir.com\/en\/drc\/","title":{"rendered":"17 headless bodies discovered in east DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The troops came across the corpses on Thursday by the Ituri river, in the Irumu territory of Ituri province, according to Red Cross representative David Beiza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A Red Cross team later visited the area with soldiers and found the bodies, said Beiza, adding he suspected rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) were responsible for the beheadings.<\/p>\n

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AFP was also unable to independently verify the information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dieudonne Malangay, a resident of the area where the bodies were discovered, also said there were 17 headless corpses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It is difficult to identify the victims because the bodies are decomposing,” he said, adding that they were likely killed by the ADF.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Described by the so-called Islamic State as its local affiliate, the ADF has been accused of killing thousands of civilians in DRC’s troubled east.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Experts suggested the militia was responsible for a May 11 attack in Irumu territory that left at least 20 civilians dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More than 120 armed groups roam eastern DRC and civilian massacres are common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Congolese security forces have governed Ituri province and neighbouring North Kivu since May last year, in a bid to crush the deadly militias. But conflict has continued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two local officials told AFP that fighters from the CODECO — another feared militia — killed nine civilians on Thursday further north in Ituri.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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