The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.

The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group that originated in Uganda, are engaged in an Islamist insurgency in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ADF considers itself part of the Islamic State's Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya, also commonly known as its Central Africa Province (ISCAP) and officially changed its name to the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya in September 2020. Subsequently, the group has grown in strength and confidence, conducting brazen attacks including the largest jail break in Beni, Nord-Kivu province, in October 2020, freeing more than 1,000 prisoners.

Since November 2019, the ADF as the Congolese element of the Wilayat Wasat Afriqiyya has been responsible for the deaths of at least 1,154 civilians in Beni territory alone, according to Janes Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (JTIC). The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that attacks by the armed group had left more than 200 civilians dead and nearly 40,000 people displaced in Beni since January 2021.