DR Congo: Islamic militants murder dozens of Christians; “please pray for our brothers and sisters”
Islamic terrorists are believed responsible for the murders of over 100 people in DR Congo last month, and a large number of those murdered were from Christian communities, International Christian Concern reports. Known for deadly violence, the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group is believed to have intensified its targeted attacks on Christians.
On January 4, militants killed 25 people in the village of Tingwe in the Beni region of neighboring North Kivu province. That night, an estimated 22 people were slaughtered with guns and machetes in the nearby village of Mwenda, ICC said. At least 17 people from the area had been murdered with machetes a week before these attacks.
Then, on January 14, militants killed 46 people from the Pygmy ethnic group in Ituri province, ICC reports....
