About 30 civilians kidnapped in a new ADF attack in Mambasa

About thirty civilians were kidnapped in an ADF rebel attack in Mambasa, Ituri, on April 9, 2026. According to civil society sources, twenty-seven people were abducted, while military authorities reported ten farmers taken. Five of the victims managed to escape and testified about the presence of armed men in the area. Civil society actors are calling for intensified military operations to secure the area.