The Islamic State group claims the ADF as its central African affiliate. It is one of the deadliest militias in eastern Congo, accused of slaughtering thousands of civilians.
A Ugandan soldier on Tuesday "inadvertently" shot and killed two Congolese and Ugandan soldiers in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they are operating to neutralise the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group.
At least 14 civilians were killed on Saturday in two attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where operations by the Congolese and Ugandan armies are struggling to impose peace.