At least 24 Christians were killed as Islamist militants carried out new attacks in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on 6 February.
Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP) claimed the massacre of “21 Christians … praise be to Allah” as well as the burning down of 20 homes in the Lubero District of North Kivu Province.
In a separate social media post the terrorists celebrated the killing “with machine guns” of three Christians in the city of Beni, also in North Kivu.
An Islamic State Central Africa Province propaganda video
Beni is currently the provincial capital of North Kivu, as the previous provincial capital Goma is still held by the Rwanda-backed M23 Movement.
M23 and ISCAP are among the many armed groups responsible for mass killings, abductions, sexual violence and displacement across north-eastern DRC.
In a recent video one of ISCAP’s leaders, Bonge La Chuma, denounced the M23 rebels as “infidels”, emphasising ISCAP’s aim of establishing sharia (Islamic law) in DRC.
In July 2025 the Islamists demanded that Christians either convert to Islam or accept dhimmi status as subjugated people and pay the jizya tax to their conquerors.
“Let the Christians of Africa know,” the group declared, “that there is no security for you except by Islam or jizya.”
ISCAP (formerly known as the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF) has claimed the killing of more than 800 Christians in north-eastern DRC since its violence against Christian communities escalated in December 2024.
How you can pray
Ask the Lord to draw near to those bereaved or left homeless by this most recent spate of violence. Pray for an end to the Islamist campaign against the Christians of north-eastern D. R. Congo, as well as the wider conflict and instability that is destroying the lives of so many.
