At Least 55 Christians Slaughtered in D. R. Congo’s North Kivu Province – Barnabas Aid

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At least 55 Christians have been slaughtered in a wave of violent persecution that has swept across the Lubero District of North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in recent days.
The attacks were all claimed by Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP).
In the worst single incident, on November 14, at least 28 were killed in an armed assault on the town of Byambe. The death toll included 17 killed at a health centrer among whom were four breastfeeding mothers in their hospital beds.

At least 28 believers were killed and around 50 houses burned in Byambe, Lubero District. [Image credit: Kivu Info 24/X]
Many of those in Byambe have already been displaced once by the violence that has plagued north-eastern DRC in the past year. The Islamists also burned down around 50 houses.
The following day ISCAP reported that “the soldiers of the Caliphate” had beheaded “11 Christians and burned 20 of their houses … praise be to God.”
ISCAP has claimed the killing of at least 720 “infidel Christians” since Christmas 2024.
Read more: Islamic State demand that African Christians convert or submit to Islamic rule
In a propaganda film released in late September, the Islamists reiterated their loyalty to Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh).
An ISCAP spokesman reminds “the infidel media” that the group should no longer be referred to by its former name of Allied Democratic Forces.
The terrorist group also boasts of having “ignited wars on the Christians and their armies in the DRC and Uganda over the past decade, killing them, expelling them, setting fire to their churches and barracks, and cutting off their means of trade.”

Renew prayers that the Lord will move against His enemies, bringing them either to repentance or judgement. Ask that He will comfort those suffering injury, bereavement, trauma and displacement for the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Democratic Republic of Congo

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