{"id":1095,"date":"2026-06-11T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/?page_id=1095"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:55:23","slug":"novo-ataque-do-adf-mata-24-cristaos-na-republica-democratica-do-congo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/?page_id=1095","title":{"rendered":"New adf attack kills 24 christians in the democratic republic of congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sinapsees.com\/img\/sites\/img_cristaos_mortos_adf.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><figcaption>Days After Massacre, ADF Kills 24 More Christians<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\r\n\t<a href='http:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\"s=congo'>#Congo<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p>\r\n\t<!-- audio --><\/p><p>\r\n<button onclick=\"this.nextElementSibling.play()\" style=\"padding:12px 25px; font-size:18px; border:none; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\">Listen<\/button><audio src=\"https:\/\/sinapsees.com\/audios\/42118-eng.mp3\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio><\/p><p>\r\n\t<strong>Just days after a previous massacre, the extremist group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked again on the night of June 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p><p> The target was the village of Mbau, located about 20 kilometers from the city of Beni, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p><p>\r\nAccording to initial reports, at least 24 Christians were killed, including a local pastor and his wife.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe attack occurred shortly after another brutal assault on the village of Ngadi, a few kilometers away, on May 30, which left 15 dead.<\/p><p>\r\nIn less than a week, ADF fighters killed more than 40 people in the Beni region and surrounding areas.<\/p><p>\r\nIn addition to the deaths, several civilians were kidnapped and remain missing, increasing the suffering of their families.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThese serious incidents are generating great concern about security in the area, which is supposedly protected by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), with support from the Ugandan Army (UPDF) and UN peacekeepers (MONUSCO).<\/p><p>\r\nMany residents wonder how the militants manage to repeatedly attack regions with a strong military presence.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nPolitical analyst Edgar Mateso considered the situation very worrying: &#8220;It is not normal for the enemy to be able to act twice in the same area without being stopped, while the location is under the total control of the regular army and allied forces.&#8221; He argues that the government in Kinshasa urgently needs to review its strategy against the ADF in the east of the country.<\/p><p>\r\nFor him, ending the violence of these groups should be a major national priority, not a secondary one, so that the people of North Kivu province stop suffering from a conflict that has lasted too long.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe local population is increasingly tired and frightened.<\/p><p>\r\nMany live in constant fear of new attacks and search for missing relatives.<\/p><p>\r\nKasereka, a Baptist pastor in Beni, summed up the sentiment: &#8220;For Christians in North Kivu, these massacres are yet another reminder of the insecurity that has plagued the region for years and hinders our work.&#8221;\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe violence continues to generate deep pain and uncertainty for Christian communities in the region.<hr>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:right\"><em>Published in 06\/11\/2026 11h55<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/?page_id=3380\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. 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