The overarching goal is to terrorize the civilian population into submitting to Islamic rule. Terror is a tool in this enterprise because the Qur’an prescribes it: “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” — Qur’an 8:60
“At least 10 civilians killed in new rebel attack in eastern Congo,” Anadolu Agency, July 16, 2026 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 10 civilians Mangina Mayor Nicolas Kambale, said Thursday.
The attack, which tool place overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, occurred in the district of Mangina, located in the Beni territory of North Kivu province, said Kambale.
He said the assailants “wielding knives and firearms launched simultaneous attacks” in separate villages taking advantage of the darkness.
“Ten people were killed, but the death toll remains provisional as the search for several missing people continues,” he told reporters in Beni.
Kakule Vunyatsi, a civil society leader in the district, said they started hearing gunshots at around 6 p.m. local time (1600GMT) on Wednesday.
He urged the military to pursue the attackers in their hideouts to help restore security.
In addition to the killings, Vunyatsi said the rebels burned several houses and damaged property.
The latest attack brought the death toll from ADF attacks in the area to 14 in just 48 hours and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes, according to local media….
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