Makutano massacre
| Makutano massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Allied Democratic Forces insurgency of the Kivu conflict | |
| Location | Makutano, Beni Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Date | September 3, 2021 |
| Deaths | 30+ |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrator |  ISCAP (ADF) |
On September 3, 2021, jihadists from the Allied Democratic Forces attacked the village of Makutano, Oicha Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least thirty people.
Background
The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was founded in Uganda in the 1990s, gaining prominence as an Islamist rebel group and conducting deadly attacks on civilians in the early 2010s.[1] The group pledged bay'ah to the Islamic State in 2019 and began carrying out its first attacks under the ISCAP moniker months later.[1] Beginning in 2021, the ADF carried out dozens of deadly massacres against villages in North Kivu, attacking villagers along ethnic and religious lines.[1] On August 28, ADF-ISCAP militants killed 19 people in Kasanzi, also in Beni Territory.[2]
Massacre
A survivor of the massacre told Reuters that the militants attacked late at night, and his son tripped and fell and was killed by the ADF.[3] The ADF killed the residents with machetes, their modus operandi in village attacks.[4] At least 30 people were killed in the attacks.[3][5] No group claimed responsibility for the massacre, although the ADF is suspected due to the recent spree of massacres.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State Affiliate in the Democratic Republic of Congo". Congressional Research Service. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "At least 19 civilians burned, hacked to death by rebels in DRC". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "Militants Armed With Machetes Kill 30 Villagers In East Congo". Voice of America. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "DR Congo: Massacres Persist Despite Martial Law | Human Rights Watch". 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "Democratic Republic of the Congo - Complex Emergency" (PDF). USAID. September 30, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2025.