Dozens of Congolese Christians Killed in Latest Islamist Attack
28th July 2025
Armed with guns and machetes, members of the Islamist ‘Allied Democratic Forces’ raided a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a nighttime Mass on Sunday and killed more than 40 Christians.
More than 100 people in the northeastern city of Komanda were taking part in the Catholic service at the time of the attack, celebrating the parish’s 25th anniversary. Nine children were among those killed, and others—aged between 12 and 14—were taken hostage.
Bodies were also found in burnt houses nearby.