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ISIL claims responsibility for deadly church attack in eastern DR Congo

People gather around the charred remains of a burned vehicle after a deadly attack in Komanda, Ituri province of eastern DRC, July 27, 2025 [Olivier Okande/UGC via AP]

The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack that a United Nations mission says killed at least 43 worshippers during a night mass at a church in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The attack, which took place at the church in Ituri province’s Komanda city, saw members of the ISIL-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killing people with guns and machetes, and taking captives.

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