DR Congo: At least 44 dead in attack by Islamic State-linked gunmen

At least 44 civilians have been killed this week in a series of deadly attacks by fighters from the Islamic State-linked Allied Democratic Forces in the Northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. That's according to humanitarian and security forces, who say the latest raids come just days after the notoriously brutal group killed 66 people in the village in neighboring North Kivu, a hotspot in the current Ebola outbreak. Three health care workers were among the dead and three medical facilities were burnt in that attack. This week's targets were roughly 100 kilometers away in villages in the Mambasa territory of Ituri, where the deadly viral fever was first detected six months ago. The province has long been wracked by insecurity. A local official says the victims were hacked to death with machetes while others were shot. Both the Ugandan and Congolese armies have sent troops to the region to tackle the ADF, so far without significant success.