The ADF terrorists in the eastern DRC have forcibly displaced hundreds by destroying 12 villages

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed militant group operating in the volatile borderlands of the eastern DRC, sacked 12 villages in the Bambodi sector of Tshopo province. According to a June 5 report by HumAngle, the brutal attacks forced hundreds of residents (estimated at 500 newly displaced per IDMC scaling) to flee, whilst related three-day attacks by the ADF in nearby Beni killed 40 individuals.

Date: June 3, 2026

Location: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conflict: M23 Rebellion

Category: terrorism

Severity: HIGH

Casualties reported: 40

Displaced: 500

Source: HumAngle

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