Rebel fighters killed at least 69 people in northeastern DR Congo: Officials
May 11, 2026
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], May 11: An attack by armed rebels has killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the conflict-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to security officials. For more than 30 years, the mineral-rich eastern DRC has been a battleground for various armed groups, vying for control of its many mines.