Demokratische Republik Kongo

[Quintus Fabius]

Zur Ausbreitung des IS im Kongo:

https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/...ovince.php

Over the last few months, the Congolese branch of the Islamic State’s Central African Province (ISCAP), known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), has sustained a large-scale offensive in southern Ituri Province. This marks a significant shift from its normal areas of operation in the neighboring Beni territory of North Kivu province.

Based on numbers from the Kivu Security Tracker (KST), the ADF has been responsible for 66 attacks in southern Ituri which have left at least 207 people dead since June 1. Additionally, the group kidnapped at least another 171 people during these raids. The strikes have targeted both civilians and uniformed members of the Congolese security forces, or FARDC.

These numbers account for nearly 60% of all ADF operations in the last three months. In contrast, ADF’s Ituri operations only accounted for just 33% of its overall activity between March (when the KST began tracking incidents in Ituri) and May.

These numbers represent an 82% increase in Ituri-based activity since June 1.

Damit der geneigte Leser sich geograpisch eher etwas darunter vorstellen kann: die betroffenen Gebiete liegen ganz im Nordosten des Kongo und grenzen an Uganda und den Süd-Sudan.