At least 13 people have been killed in two attacks in the violence-hit eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local officials and a monitor.
A notorious militia called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) was blamed for the attacks in the Beni area, near the Ugandan border.
Bozi Sindiwako, the chief official for the Rwenzori area in North Kivu province, said on Wednesday the attack by ADF fighters on the village of Kisima the previous night had killed 11 people, according to AFP news agency.
The Kivu Security Tracker (KST), a United States-based monitoring group, confirmed the death toll.
At least 11 people were killed last night in #Kisima (#Beni territory, North #Kivu). The #ADF are suspected. This brings to at least 1,013 the number of civilians killed in Beni territory since November 2019. #DRCpic.twitter.com/y1TAhYlsby