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ADF insurgent activity in Ituri province

Overview

In mid-October 2026, attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) resulted in at least ten deaths in the Mambasa territory of Ituri. The violence targeted several mining sites in the Bakaheku grouping, including Makimbilio, Biasiko, and Makamanda. Local monitoring group APDEF Mambasa noted that the insecurity, alongside an ongoing Ebola epidemic and the imposition of illegal taxes by armed groups, has hindered humanitarian efforts and healthcare access.

By early November 2026, joint military operations conducted by the Congolese army (FARDC) and the Ugandan military in the Malembi forest led to the release of approximately fifty individuals held by ADF rebels. While civil society sources reported nearly fifty people escaped or were freed, an official ceremony in Mambasa-centre formally presented twenty-nine former hostages to their families. The captives had reportedly been held for two to three months after being abducted from localities such as Nduye and Malembi.

Entities

Mambasa · Ituri · FARDC · Ugandan Army · Allied Democratic Forces

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Ituri: Former ADF hostages released to families in Mambasa

    Nearly fifty former ADF hostages have been released in Ituri, DRC, following military operations in the Malembi forest. Twenty-nine individuals were formally presented to their families in Mambasa.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Mambasa: Ten killed in attacks attributed to ADF

    At least ten people were killed in attacks attributed to the ADF targeting mining sites in Mambasa, Ituri, complicating Ebola response efforts in the region.

Sources

nzadinews.net · radiookapi.net