Makutano massacre

Makutano massacre
Part of Allied Democratic Forces insurgency of the Kivu conflict
LocationMakutano, Beni Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date3 September 2021
Deaths30+
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrator ISCAP

On 3 September 2021, jihadists from the Islamic State – Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attacked the village of Makutano, Beni Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least thirty people.

Background

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was founded in Uganda in the 1990s, gaining prominence as an Islamist rebel group and conducting deadly attacks on civilians in the early 2010s.[1] The group pledged bay'ah to the Islamic State in 2019 and began carrying out its first attacks under the ISCAP moniker months later.[1] Beginning in 2021, ISCAP carried out dozens of deadly massacres against villages in North Kivu, attacking villagers along ethnic and religious lines.[1] On August 28, ISCAP militants killed 19 people in Kasanzi, also in Beni Territory.[2]

Massacre

A survivor of the massacre told Reuters that the militants attacked late at night, and his son tripped and fell and was killed by ISCAP.[3] The jihadists killed the residents with machetes, their modus operandi in village attacks.[4] At least 30 people were killed in the attacks.[3][5] No group claimed responsibility for the massacre, although ISCAP is suspected due to the recent spree of massacres.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamic State Affiliate in the Democratic Republic of Congo". Congressional Research Service. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "At least 19 civilians burned, hacked to death by rebels in DRC". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. 1 2 "Militants Armed With Machetes Kill 30 Villagers In East Congo". Voice of America. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  4. ↑ "DR Congo: Massacres Persist Despite Martial Law | Human Rights Watch". 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  5. 1 2 "Democratic Republic of the Congo - Complex Emergency" (PDF). USAID. September 30, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.

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