No evidence of IS control over Congo

KINSHASA: UN experts said yesterday that they had been unable to find evidence of direct support by Islamic State (IS) for an Islamist militia in eastern Congo, which was blacklisted by the US as a terrorist group.

Experts on Central Africa have been debating whether the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), blamed for violence over the past two years in eastern Congo, has links with the Islamic State group based in the Middle East, also known as Isis. The ADF has publicly aligned itself with Islamic State, which has claimed responsibility for some of its attacks.

The UN said both the ADF and IS benefited from making statements linking them to each other. |