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Switzerland Ukraine Peace Conference

CONGO: Gunmen allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 41 people in several villages in North Kivu province, the national government said today.

The statement said Friday’s attacks were carried out by Allied Democratic Forces gunmen in the villages of Masala, Mahihi and Keme.

Local civil society members asserted that the true toll was higher, with as many as 80 killed.

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