ISIS claimed responsibility on Sunday for an Easter attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that it said left 60 Christians dead in the remote village of Bafwakao in the north-eastern Mambasa territory. The group announced the alleged massacre in a Telegram post, while Congolese authorities confirmed an assault in the area and said dozens of homes and several vehicles were destroyed.
Eastern Congo has long been gripped by violence involving armed groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, which has been linked by security services and the UN to ISIS's so‑called Central Africa Province. The latest claim comes as the DRC government struggles to reassert control over lawless border regions and protect civilians whose villages are routinely overrun, often with minimal warning and little subsequent support.
