{"id":106886,"date":"2024-06-22T12:22:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T09:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=106886"},"modified":"2024-06-22T12:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T09:22:33","slug":"militia-attack-leaves-over-20-civilians-dead-in-dr-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/africa\/dr-congo\/106886-militia-attack-leaves-over-20-civilians-dead-in-dr-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Militia Attack Leaves Over 20 Civilians Dead in DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s northeastern Ituri province killed more than 20 civilians on Friday, Arab News reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cooperative for the Development of Congo (Codeco) militia, which claims to represent the interests of the Lendu community against the rival Hema tribe, was blamed for the attack in the village of Lodjo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congolese army arrived too late to prevent the massacre, according to a local administrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens of civilians have been killed in Codeco attacks in Ituri since the start of the year. 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