2023-08-30 03:56:11
At least 14 people have died and 12 have been injured in an attack of alleged members of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) militia in the town of Aru, located in the Ituri region, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Between the deceased there are women and children, while the injured have been taken to hospitals. In addition, several people have been taken hostage.
According to local sources, the assailants, armed with rifles and bladed weapons, looted several properties on Monday night and burned about twenty houses, reports Radio Okapi. Residents have lamented the low military presence in the place, which, they consider, would have limited the damage and the balance of victims.
CODECO is predominantly made up of members of the Lendu community. The increase in their attacks in recent months has brought to mind the conflict between the Hema and the Lendu between 1999 and 2007 over grazing rights and political representation, which left nearly 50,000 dead, in an area shaken by operations. of various armed groups.
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