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Suspected Islamists in eastern Congo kill more than 80 in a weekThe death toll has risen to 41 following an attack on Friday by suspected Islamist rebels on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Congolese army spokesman said, bringing the total toll in the region to more than 80 since last Tuesday.
Last Friday night's attack, on the villages of Masala, Mapasana and Mahini, had been carried out by members of the
Islamic State Central African Province (former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)), said lieutenant-colonel Mak Hazukay, an army spokesman in Congo's North Kivu province.
The ISCAP, which is now based in eastern Congo, has pledged allegiance to Islamic State and mounts frequent attacks, further destabilising a region where many militant groups are active.
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