ISIS Claims First-Ever Attack in Congo

By Wilson Kakuru On Apr 19, 2019 2,737 0

Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers march on December 31, 2013 in Eringeti towards the front line to fight against the Allied Democratic Forces and the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-Nalu), a rebel group opposed to the Ugandan government. On December 25, 2013 the Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda attacked positions of the DRCongo national armed forces (FARDC) in the town of Kamango. AFP PHOTO / ALAIN WANDIMOYI (Photo credit should read ALAIN WANDIMOYI/AFP/Getty Images)

ISIS claimed its first-ever attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo, SITE Intelligence director Rita Katz tweeted, citing the Islamic State’s news agency Amaq.

The alleged attack targeted the Congolese army in the town of Kamango near the Ugandan border, Katz wrote, adding that it would be a “major development considering ISIS’ recent growth across parts of the continent.”

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said he’d join the global fight against the Islamic State when he stressed links between the Islamist group and the Allied Democratic Forces, a shadowy militia that has operated in Congo since the 1990s, during a visit to Washington last week.

Source – Bloomberg

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