also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of carrying out the attack. The ADF is an armed group designated by the United States as a terrorist organization. Some Snopes readers asked whether the ...

According to multiple organizations monitoring terrorism and persecution, the atrocity was committed by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group affiliated with the Islamic State (ISIS).

It comes following spike in attacks by the Islamic State group-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the east of the Central African nation. At least 42 people were killed in the latest ...

On June 3, the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province (ISCAP) attempted an unsuccessful suicide bombing targeting Christian ...

The hostages, including 13 women and several foreigners, were released from the custody of the Allied Democratic Forces extremist group in North Kivu province’s Lubero and Beni territories ...

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Militias also include the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) and the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The UN peacekeeping force entered the DRC more than two decades ago and has ...