Christian persecution intensifies in Congo as 36 tied up and hacked to death
At least 36 people were killed in the North Kivu region on Saturday, the deadliest attack since November 2014. The victims were tied up and hacked to death and some reports suggest the total casualties may be nearer 50, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
The Islamist Allied Democratic Forces-National Association for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-NALU) has targeted Christians in the north-east of the DRC for years after their attempt to overthrow the Ugandan government failed.
The weekend's killings are part of an ongoing resurgance in almost-weekly attacks, rapes, lootings and kidnaps in the DRC, according to WWM. But the increase in both the frequency and scale of the incidents suggest the jihadist organisation is gaining prominence in DRC....