Massacre leaves at least five civilians dead in Ituri
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
At least five civilians, mainly farmers, were found dead on 10 November 2026 in Mingazi forest, near Lwemba, in Ituri. The victims were allegedly executed by suspected ADF fighters, according to Joël Kathu, president of the Lwemba civil society organisation.
More than five bodies of civilians, mainly farmers, were found on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in Mingazi forest, about 17 kilometres west of Lwemba, in the Babila Babombi chiefdom, Mambasa territory, in Ituri. The victims were allegedly executed on the same day by suspected ADF fighters, according to local sources quoted by Kivu Morning Post. Joël Kathu, president of the Lwemba civil society organisation, confirmed the information.
Joël Kathu said the five bodies found represented a provisional death toll and that the number of victims could rise as searches in the forest continued. He also said warnings had been issued for several days about the presence of fighters in the area, but security services had taken no action, according to Kivu Morning Post.
The killings come after the ADF killed more than ten civilians in Mambasa on 17 October, followed by several deadly attacks attributed to the ADF in North Kivu on 3, 6 and 7 November, including an ADF attack in Lubero on 3 November.
