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Rebels Killed at Least 52 People - DR Congo

Soldiers are seen on patrol at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on August 17, 2025. According to local and military authorities, more than 50 civilians were killed between Thursday and Sunday in a series of attacks blamed on the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories of North Kivu. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fear, fury grip eastern DR Congo civilians after deadly ADF attacks" Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rebels Killed at Least 52 People - DR Congo

This photo taken on August 17, 2025 shows the debris at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). According to local and military authorities, more than 50 civilians were killed between Thursday and Sunday in a series of attacks blamed on the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories of North Kivu. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fear, fury grip eastern DR Congo civilians after deadly ADF attacks" Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rebels Killed at Least 52 People - DR Congo

A soldier stands guard at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on August 17, 2025. According to local and military authorities, more than 50 civilians were killed between Thursday and Sunday in a series of attacks blamed on the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories of North Kivu. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fear, fury grip eastern DR Congo civilians after deadly ADF attacks" Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rebels Killed at Least 52 People - DR Congo

A man cleans the debris at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on August 17, 2025. According to local and military authorities, more than 50 civilians were killed between Thursday and Sunday in a series of attacks blamed on the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories of North Kivu. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fear, fury grip eastern DR Congo civilians after deadly ADF attacks" Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rebels Killed at Least 52 People - DR Congo

People clean the debris at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on August 17, 2025. According to local and military authorities, more than 50 civilians were killed between Thursday and Sunday in a series of attacks blamed on the ADF rebels in the Lubero and Beni territories of North Kivu. TO GO WITH "Feature: Fear, fury grip eastern DR Congo civilians after deadly ADF attacks" Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least Nine People Killed in ADF Rebel Attack - Congo

This photo taken on August 17, 2025 shows the debris at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least nine people were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in the latest attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, local sources said Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least Nine People Killed in ADF Rebel Attack - Congo

This photo taken on August 17, 2025 shows the debris at the town of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least nine people were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in the latest attack blamed on Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, local sources said Sunday. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows people loading a truck in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a soldier seen in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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FILE-DR CONGO-CANTINE-FRESH FIGHTING

(240802) -- CANTINE, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- File photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows a local market in Cantine, a village in North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have lately been caught up in fresh fighting pitting government troops against two rebel groups, the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). (Photo by Alain Uyakani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM TO GO WITH Roundup: Eastern DR Congo buffeted by fresh flareups with ADF, M23 rebels

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man transports a coffin with his motorcycle at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A resident clears building debris after attacks at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows a destroyed vehicle and building debris after attacks at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows a destroyed vehicle and building debris after attacks at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A resident clears building debris after attacks at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS-AFTERMATH

(240612) -- KINSHASA, June 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man transports a coffin with his motorcycle at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. TO GO WITH "At least 57 civilians killed by ADF rebels in a week in eastern DR Congo: UN" (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows the debris at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows the debris at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Health workers carry out cleansing mission at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Health workers carry out cleansing mission at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Soldiers walk past a motorcycle damaged in an attack at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows the debris at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 11, 2024 shows the debris at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers walk past a motorcycle damaged in an attack at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Health workers carry out cleansing mission at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-BENI-REBELS-ATTACKS

(240611) -- BENI, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Health workers carry out cleansing mission at a village in the Beni region of the North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on June 11, 2024. At least 57 civilians were killed in a week by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources

STORY: At least 10 civilians killed by ADF rebels in eastern DRC: local sources SHOOTING TIME: April 4, 2024 DATELINE: April 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician 3. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MUHINDO TAFUTENI, President of local civil society 5. various of the attack scene in Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: At least 10 civilians were killed in an attack Tuesday evening by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources reported Wednesday. According to local civil society, ADF rebels made an incursion into Mangodomu, a village located in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, which has been under military and police administration since 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (French) KAMBALE DESIRE, Local physician "Five minutes after we went out, the rebels arrived. Almost all of the motor

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UGANDA-BUNDIBUGYO-CONGOLESE REFUGEES

(231114) -- BUNDIBUGYO (UGANDA), Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Congolese refugees are on their way to a holding center in the district of Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on Nov. 13, 2023. More than 1,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to Uganda following recent attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, according to a local humanitarian organization. (Photo by Geoffrey Nyamwongera/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-BUNDIBUGYO-CONGOLESE REFUGEES

(231114) -- BUNDIBUGYO (UGANDA), Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Congolese refugees are on their way to a holding center in the district of Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on Nov. 13, 2023. More than 1,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to Uganda following recent attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, according to a local humanitarian organization. (Photo by Geoffrey Nyamwongera/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-BUNDIBUGYO-CONGOLESE REFUGEES

(231114) -- BUNDIBUGYO (UGANDA), Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Congolese refugees are on their way to a holding center in the district of Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on Nov. 13, 2023. More than 1,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to Uganda following recent attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, according to a local humanitarian organization. (Photo by Geoffrey Nyamwongera/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-BUNDIBUGYO-CONGOLESE REFUGEES

(231114) -- BUNDIBUGYO (UGANDA), Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Congolese refugees are on their way to a holding center in the district of Bundibugyo, western Uganda, on Nov. 13, 2023. More than 1,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have fled to Uganda following recent attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, according to a local humanitarian organization. (Photo by Geoffrey Nyamwongera/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-TERRORIST COMMANDER-TOURIST MURDER CASE-CHARGES

(231114) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdul Rashid Kyoto, a camp commander for the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), is escorted away by prison officers after being accused of nine counts at the court of chief magistrate of the Nakawa area in Kampala, capital of Uganda, Nov. 13, 2023. A suspected terrorist commander has been detained here on charges of murdering two tourists and their local guide last month in Queen Elizabeth National Park, western Uganda, authorities said Monday. TO GO WITH "Uganda charges terrorist commander in tourist murder case" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-TERRORIST COMMANDER-TOURIST MURDER CASE-CHARGES

(231114) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abdul Rashid Kyoto, a camp commander for the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), is escorted by counter-terrorism police officers during his arrival at the court of chief magistrate of the Nakawa area in Kampala, capital of Uganda, Nov. 13, 2023. A suspected terrorist commander has been detained here on charges of murdering two tourists and their local guide last month in Queen Elizabeth National Park, western Uganda, authorities said Monday. TO GO WITH "Uganda charges terrorist commander in tourist murder case" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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At least 26 killed by rebel group in DR Congo

STORY: At least 26 killed by rebel group in DR Congo DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: OICHA, DR Congo CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Oicha after rebel attack 2. SOUNDBITE (French): KASEREKA MAHAMBA, Member of local civil society 3. various of Oicha after rebel attack STORYLINE: At least 26 people were killed in an attack attributed to the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Monday evening in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a Congolese military spokesperson said on Tuesday. The rebels launched the attack around 8:30 p.m., local time, Monday on the outskirts of Oicha, a town in the eastern North Kivu province, said Anthony Mualushayi, a military spokesperson in the Beni region. SOUNDBITE (French): KASEREKA MAHAMBA, Member of local civil society "According to the information we received, when we arrived at the scene, they (the rebels) arrived and started operating with bladed weapons without making any noise. They killed people in the way that peop

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UGANDA-ADF-REBELS-AMBUSH-TRAILER

(231014) -- KAMPALA, Oct. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows the wreckage of a trailer truck burned during Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels' road ambush in Uganda's western district of Kasese. ADF rebels on Friday burned a civilian's trailer, killed one occupant and injured another in a road ambush in Uganda's western district of Kasese, about 2 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said a Ugandan military spokesperson. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KASESE-ADF-ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230619) -- KASESE, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of security forces guard outside the Bwera hospital mortuary in Mpondwe, Uganda, June 18, 2023. Calm has returned to Mpondwe town in Uganda's southwestern district of Kasese, where the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed 41 people, most of them students, a government official said Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KASESE-ADF-ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230619) -- KASESE, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relatives of victims killed by rebels grieve as they wait outside the Bwera hospital mortuary in Mpondwe, Uganda, June 18, 2023. Calm has returned to Mpondwe town in Uganda's southwestern district of Kasese, where the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed 41 people, most of them students, a government official said Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KASESE-ADF-ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230619) -- KASESE, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 18, 2023 shows a tap cordoning off the burnt students' dormitory inside the Lhubiriha Secondary School, in Mpondwe, Uganda. Calm has returned to Mpondwe town in Uganda's southwestern district of Kasese, where the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed 41 people, most of them students, a government official said Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KASESE-ADF-ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230619) -- KASESE, June 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Relatives carry a coffin of a villager who was killed by rebels outside the Bwera hospital mortuary in Mpondwe, Uganda, June 18, 2023. Calm has returned to Mpondwe town in Uganda's southwestern district of Kasese, where the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed 41 people, most of them students, a government official said Sunday. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-SCHOOL ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230618) -- KAMPALA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security officials stand near the Lhubirira Secondary School after a rebel attack, in Mpondwe, Kasese district, Uganda, June 17, 2023. A rebel attack on a secondary school in southwestern Uganda has left more than 40 people killed, with the majority being students, security sources said Saturday. Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira Secondary School Friday night in Mpondwe, about 2 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing at least 37 students, a security guard and three people of the local community, according to police and military sources. (Photo by John Tugume/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-SCHOOL ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230618) -- KAMPALA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People wait outside a hospital after a rebel attack on a secondary school, in Kasese district, Uganda, June 17, 2023. A rebel attack on a secondary school in southwestern Uganda has left more than 40 people killed, with the majority being students, security sources said Saturday. Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira Secondary School Friday night in Mpondwe, about 2 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing at least 37 students, a security guard and three people of the local community, according to police and military sources. (Photo by John Tugume/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-SCHOOL ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230618) -- KAMPALA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 17, 2023 shows Lhubirira Secondary School after a rebel attack, in Mpondwe, Kasese district, Uganda. A rebel attack on a secondary school in southwestern Uganda has left more than 40 people killed, with the majority being students, security sources said Saturday. Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira Secondary School Friday night in Mpondwe, about 2 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing at least 37 students, a security guard and three people of the local community, according to police and military sources. (Photo by John Tugume/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-SCHOOL ATTACK-AFTERMATH

(230618) -- KAMPALA, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Coffins for bodies of victims are pictured at a local hospital after a rebel attack on a secondary school, in Kasese district, Uganda, June 17, 2023. A rebel attack on a secondary school in southwestern Uganda has left more than 40 people killed, with the majority being students, security sources said Saturday. Suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels attacked Lhubirira Secondary School Friday night in Mpondwe, about 2 km from the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing at least 37 students, a security guard and three people of the local community, according to police and military sources. (Photo by John Tugume/Xinhua)

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Civilians killed by rebel attacks in eastern DR Congo

STORY: Civilians killed by rebel attacks in eastern DR Congo DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mutwanga village under attack, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PALUKU RUTAFUNYA, Survivor of the rebel attack 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): EHUTA OMEONGA, Territory administrator of Beni 4. a shot for the Mutwanga village under attack, DR Congo STORYLINE: Several attacks have been reported over the passing weekend in the region of Beni of the North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as rebels of the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) launched incursions, killing at least a dozen of civilians. After the latest attack attributed to the ADF rebels that caused the death of at least three civilians in the village of Mutwanga, Paluku Rutafunya, a survivor of the tragedy, still recollected the near-death and traumatizing experience. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): PALUKU RUTAFUNYA, Survivor of the rebel attack "They (the rebe

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DR Congo, Uganda army leaders on mission to evaluate joint military operations

STORY: DR Congo, Uganda army leaders on mission to evaluate joint military operations DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military officials 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MAK HAZUKAY, Spokesperson of DRC-Uganda joint military operations 3. various of the evaluation of joint military operations by the DRC and Ugandan armies in Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: Military chiefs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ugandan on Wednesday began the evaluation of their joint military operations in Beni of the DRC's eastern province of North Kivu. Since late 2021, the DRC's armed forces (FARDC) jointly launched operations with Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) against several rebel bases of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), mostly hidden in the Beni forest. Since the start of joint military operations in Beni territory, ADF rebel bases have been demolished, with hundreds of rebels neutralized or captured, according to the two armies.

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Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo

STORY: Local community deplores deadly rebel attack against civilians in eastern DR Congo DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:40 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of burned houses after the rebel attack in Mukondi village of Beni, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): KAMBALE KIGHULIKO, Survivor of the rebel attack 4. various of soldiers deployed in Beni, DR Congo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CHARLE OMEONGA, Military administrator of Beni STORYLINE: The local community in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is still mourning after a deadly rebel attack early Thursday by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels killed more than 40 people. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): DEOGRACIAS BWANAMBAO, Chief of Mukondi "People were killed silently during the night time. The rebels didn't use gunshots. They only used machetes, knives, and other weapons during the killing and burned the houses. They killed 32 people in our v

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DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province

STORY: DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by Athnony Mwalushayi, FARDC spokesman, in Beni 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman 3. various of the press conference 4. various of street views in DR Congo STORYLINE: The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said on Tuesday that it had dismantled a network of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, who were responsible for several bomb attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s northeastern North Kivu province. At least 22 people, most of them identified as ADF members, have been arrested for their alleged participation in "insurrectionary movement and other crimes," said Anthony Mualushayi, spokesman for the FARDC in the Beni region of the province. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman "There are 22 people, the collaborators of the ADF terr

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(4)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ADF) C130 transport planes are ready to fly at Okami Airbase near Nagoya on Nov. 16, 2001 following approval of a government plan to provide Japan's noncombat support for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

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Japan to take lead in ADF replenishment

Japan vows May 1 to ''take the lead'' in efforts to replenish the Asian Development Bank's dwindling concessional loan window -- the Asian Development Fund (ADF). ''Japan is determined to take the lead in fulfilling its obligation,'' Japanese Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa told a news conference in Manila. ''Japan is willing to shoulder a considerable portion of the projected 6.3 billion dollar ADF, which is to cover a four-year period from 2000.''

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Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo

STORY: Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo DATELINE: March 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:00 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST 1.various of the General Reference Hospital in Beni, DR Congo 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): KAMBALE USHINDI, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): JUSTIN PALUKU, Patient 3.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FREDERICO SILVIO MARTOGLIO, Emergency manager of Red Cross in Beni 4.various of Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds have been pouring into the General Reference Hospital. The majority of the patients, some with multiple bullet holes on their body, come from surrounding villages and towns in the Beni region, worst affected across the central Afr