In the night between 14 and 15 November 2025, Islamic State-backed terrorists killed 28 civilians in the village of Byambwe near Lubero in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The massacre was perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) amidst the Kivu conflict. Seventeen of the victims, including breastfeeding women and sick patients were massacred inside a Catholic church-run hospital. Eleven women and six men were killed in the hospital. The patients were killed while in beds, after which two hospital wards, maternity ward and operating ward, were set on fire. The United Nations (UN) described the incident as "one of the most appalling attacks in a new wave of violence by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)." The Byambwe massacre was part of a series of attacks carried out by ADF between 13 and 19 November in the Lubero Territory. According to the UN, at least 89 people were killed in those attacks as of 21 November 2025.

See also

Komanda massacre (July 2025)

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