5 killed by ADF in a Tuesday attack

5 people, including two soldiers, were killed in an ambush attributed to fighters of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Tuesday, August 18, at kilometer point 18 (PK18) on the Mbau-Kamango road, in Beni territory. (North Kivu).
According to local civil society, among the victims are two soldiers and two women. Janvier Kasairyo, one of the representatives of civil society in Beni territory who said that most of the civilian victims came from the locality of Kamango for the town of Beni.
The bodies were lifted from the scene of the tragedy and are currently in the morgue of the Oicha General Hospital, the same source adds.
Not far from there, at kilometer point 27 on the same road, the army confronted a group of ADF fighters at 12 noon local time. After a few minutes of clashes, the attackers stalled.
"Our troops have activated the combat patrol in the area to put an end to these terrorists, who are trying to avenge the surgical strike they had in the Banande-Kainama group," said Anthony Mualutchayi, spokesperson for Sokola operations. 1.
This is the second rebel attack that claims victims every week. Four civilians were killed last week by Ugandan ADF rebels at kilometer point 16.