IS-related ADF kills 23 civilians in eastern Congo, kidnaps dozens: UN. More than 125,000 people have been displaced since early February amid clashes in the south-east of Bukavu. 60,000 men, women and children have fled the DRC to Burundi, some walking hundreds of kilometers in desperate search for safety. The ADF, an affiliate of the Islamic State in Central Africa, is a Ugandan rebel group operating in the forests of the eastern DRC. The rebel group is blamed for causing havoc in villages in the east of the country. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the deadly escalation occurred in several Ituri Province villages on Tuesday and Wednesday. The office said that in South Kivu Province, insecurity remains a significant concern, including in the provincial capital, BukAVu, where local medical sources report that explosions on Thursday at an M23 rally killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more.
