Militants kill dozens in east Congo as attacks on civilians intensify

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Militants kill dozens in east Congo as attacks on civilians intensify
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The upsurge in violence after a period of relative calm in early January undercuts government claims of security progress against the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan Islamist group active in Beni territory.

Image:Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 62 civilians in a series of massacres this week in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is waging a counter-insurgency campaign against the rebels, the government said on Saturday.

The upsurge in violence after a period of relative calm in early January undercuts government claims of security progress against the Allied Democratic Forces , a Ugandan Islamist group active in Beni territory.

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