| Makutano massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Allied Democratic Forces insurgency of the Kivu conflict | |
| Location | Makutano, Beni Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Date | September 3, 2021 |
| Deaths | 30+ |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrator |  ISCAP |
On September 3, 2021, jihadists from the Islamic State – Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attacked the village of Makutano, Beni Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least thirty people.
Background
[edit]The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was founded in Uganda in the 1990s, gaining prominence as an Islamist rebel group and conducting deadly attacks on civilians in the early 2010s.[1] The group pledged bay'ah to the Islamic State in 2019 and began carrying out its first attacks under the ISCAP moniker months later.[1] Beginning in 2021, ISCAP carried out dozens of deadly massacres against villages in North Kivu, attacking villagers along ethnic and religious lines.[1] On August 28, ISCAP militants killed 19 people in Kasanzi, also in Beni Territory.[2]
Massacre
[edit]A survivor of the massacre told Reuters that the militants attacked late at night, and his son tripped and fell and was killed by ISCAP.[3] The jihadists killed the residents with machetes, their modus operandi in village attacks.[4] At least 30 people were killed in the attacks.[3][5] No group claimed responsibility for the massacre, although ISCAP is suspected due to the recent spree of massacres.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State Affiliate in the Democratic Republic of Congo". Congressional Research Service. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ "At least 19 civilians burned, hacked to death by rebels in DRC". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ a b "Militants Armed With Machetes Kill 30 Villagers In East Congo". Voice of America. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "DR Congo: Massacres Persist Despite Martial Law | Human Rights Watch". 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ a b "Democratic Republic of the Congo - Complex Emergency" (PDF). USAID. September 30, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.