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Billed by the so-called Islamic State as its local affiliate, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been accused of killing thousands of civilians in DRC's troubled east.

The injured civilians, mostly women with gunshot and machete wounds, are desperate to live after literally crawling out of jaws of death.

Suspected Islamist militants have killed more than 60 people over five days of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, local residents said on Tuesday.

Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have been pouring into the General Reference Hospital.

Feature: Hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts in NE DR Congo-

Lidia Ajuwa is among a group of workers who travel miles to reach survivors of sexual violence and attacks on displaced communities in eastern DRC, linking them with vital assistance.

Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past

Lidia Ajuwa is among a group of workers who travel miles to reach survivors of sexual violence and attacks on displaced communities in eastern DRC, linking them with vital assistance.

The eight negotiators sent by President Félix Tshisekedi to Ituri to negotiate a ceasefire with armed groups are still being held by the CODECO militia.