close
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.
Fighters for militia group attacked a village in northeastern Congo, setting off a battle that killed 14 people, the army said Monday, the latest bloodshed in the country’s restive east.
Col. Mapela Mviniama said armed men from the CODECO militia assaulted Gobu village on Sunday evening, killing nine civilians and one Congolese soldier. Four attackers also died in the fighting, while two soldiers and two civilians were wounded, he said.
Violence has been surging across eastern Congo, where conflict has flared for decades. More than 120 armed groups are fighting in the region, most for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, while some groups are trying to protect their communities.
ISLAMIC EXTREMIST ATTACKS KILL MORE THAN 30 CIVILIANS IN CONGO
Militia fighters attacked a village in northeastern Congo, which caused a battle where 14 people died. (Fox News)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
CODECO is a loose association of ethnic Lendu militia groups, and since 2017 it has been fighting with Zaire, a mainly ethnic Hema self-defense group. CODECO attacks killed nearly 1,800 people and wounded more than 500 in the four years through 2022, the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism says.
According to the United Nations, the militia has expanded in recent months.
In June, CODECO fighters killed 45 civilians in Congo’s Ituri province. CODECO and other groups have killed more than 100 people in the last month in the neighboring Nord Kivu and Ituri provinces, a local civil society leader, Kinos Katuo, said.
close Video Russia, China share an interest in ‘disrupting global world order’: Kurt Volker Former…
close Video Failed Trump assassination suspect Ryan Routh captured on bodycam video The Martin County…
close Video Trump suspect's criminal history spans decades, records show Fox News' David Spunt provides…
close Video Lawmakers question if Secret Service has enough resources to protect Trump Fox News'…
close Video Trump assassination attempt task force demands answers as political rhetoric hits 'fever pitch'…
The race for Michigan's 7th Congressional District is generating national attention as Republicans attempt to…