Allied Democratic Forces insurgency

The ADF was formed by Jamil Mukulu, an ultra conservative Ugandan Muslim belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat group. Mukulu was born as David Steven and was baptised as a Catholic, later converting to Islam, adopting a Muslim name and becoming radicalised. He reportedly spent the early 1990s in Khartoum, Sudan, coming into personal contact with Osama bin Laden.{{cite news|url=http://www.jamestown.org/programs/tm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43380&cHash=30b869cb63fa5fb7fcbf004249094833#.VTk5J5NHaJc|title=The Rise of ADF-NALU in Central Africa and Its Connections with al-Shabaab|work=Jamestown Foundation|date=9 January 2015|access-date=24 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629205654/http://www.jamestown.org/programs/tm/single/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=43380&cHash=30b869cb63fa5fb7fcbf004249094833#.VTk5J5NHaJc|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

ADF merged with the remnants of another rebel group, the National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (NALU), during the years following the fall of Idi Amin. ADF-NALU's initial goal was to overthrow Ugandan president's Yoweri Museveni government, replacing it with an Islamic fundamentalist state. The group went on to recruit former officers of the Ugandan army, as well as volunteers from Tanzania and Somalia. Funded by the illegal mining and logging industries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ADF created 15 well organised camps in the Rwenzori Mountains, located in the DRC-Uganda border areas. The insurgence remained unaffected by government amnesty and talk efforts, as members married local women.{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/12/uganda-heart-darkness-2013121781321510330.html|title=Uganda's heart of darkness|work=Al Jazeera|date=24 December 2013|access-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326131612/http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/12/uganda-heart-darkness-2013121781321510330.html|archive-date=26 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

According to intelligence sources, ADF has collaborated with al-Shabaab and Lord's Resistance Army. Receiving training and logistic support, with limited direct involvement from al-Shabaab's side. Other alleged sponsors of the faction include Sudanese Islamist politician Hassan al-Turabi and former DRC president Mobutu Sese Seko.

Formed in 1989, ADF carried out its first attacks in 1995. The conflict gradually intensified, culminating in the 1998 Kichwamba Technical College attack, which left 80 people dead, with 80 more being abducted. By 2002, continuous pressure from the Ugandan Army forced ADF to relocate most of its activities into the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo. The insurgency continued on a smaller scale until 2013, which marked a resurgence of ADF activity, with the group launching a recruitment campaign along with numerous attacks.{{cite web|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report/11082/uganda-irin-special-report-on-the-adf-rebellion|title=UGANDA: IRIN Special Report on the ADF rebellion|date=8 December 1999|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116153822/http://www.irinnews.org/report/11082/uganda-irin-special-report-on-the-adf-rebellion|archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

A report of The Congo Research Group at New York University, released in September 2017, indicted the Congolese Army commanders of orchestrating the massacres in Beni from 2014 to 2016. It cited multiple witnesses saying that army commanders, including the former top general in the zone, supported and in some cases organized the killings. Sources told it that during some massacres, soldiers secured the perimeter so that victims could not escape. It stated that the first massacres were orchestrated in 2013 by former leaders of the rebel group Popular Congolese Army (APC), which fought in the Congo War of 1998–2003 to create a new rebellion and undermine confidence in the central government of DRC. These rebels were working with ADF per the report. However, when the massacres began, the army commanders co-opted many of the networks of the local militias to weaken their rivals.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence/locked-in-power-struggle-congo-army-and-militia-massacred-hundreds-report-idUSKCN1BT0WX|title=Locked in power struggle, Congo army and militia massacred hundreds: report|first=Aaron|last=Ross|publisher=Reuters|access-date=2017-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116131256/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence/locked-in-power-struggle-congo-army-and-militia-massacred-hundreds-report-idUSKCN1BT0WX|archive-date=2017-11-16|url-status=live}}

On 13 November 1996, ADF perpetrated its first large-scale attack on the towns of Bwera and Mpondwe-Lhubiriha in Kasese district, Uganda. Approximately 50 people were killed in the attack. 25,000 people fled the towns, before they were recaptured by Ugandan troops.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/864904/-/wikbk0/-/index.html|title=Mpondwe struggles to recover after insurgency|date=20 February 2010|access-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117013823/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/864904/-/wikbk0/-/index.html|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

{{cite web|url=http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/zairean-troops-attack-uganda|title=Zairean Troops Attack Uganda|date=14 November 1996|access-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016152944/http://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/zairean-troops-attack-uganda|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 20 February 1998, ADF abducted 30 children, in the aftermath of an attack on a Seventh-Day Adventist College in Mitandi, Kasese district.

On 4 April 1998, 5 people were killed and at least 6 were wounded, when bombs exploded at two restaurants in Kampala.

On 8 June 1998, ADF rebels killed 80 students of the Kichwamba Technical College in Kabarole District, Uganda. 80 students were abducted in the same raid.

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In June 1998, ADF rebels abducted over 100 school children from a school in Hoima, Uganda.

In August 1998, 30 people were killed in three separate bus bombings, perpetrated by ADF.

Between 10 April 1999 – 30 May 1999 ADF carried out seven attacks, resulting in 11 deaths and 42 wounded.{{cite web|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/dr-congo/b093-eastern-congo-the-adf-nalus-lost-rebellion-english.pdf |title=ADF-NALU's Lost Rebellion |date=19 December 2012 |access-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124235530/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/dr-congo/b093-eastern-congo-the-adf-nalus-lost-rebellion-english.pdf |archive-date=24 November 2013 }}

On 9 December 1999, ADF attacked the Katojo prison facility, releasing 360 prisoners held for terrorism.

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During March 2007, the UPDF engaged ADF groups in multiple firefights, killing at least 46 in Bundibugyo and Mubende districts. The biggest battle occurred on March 27, when the UPDF faced an estimated 60 ADF troops and killed 34, including three senior commanders. The UPDF claimed to have retrieved numerous weapons as well as documents that tie the ADF to the LRA.{{Cite conference

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On 13 April 2007, the UPDF and ADF engaged in an intense battle inside the Semuliki National Park, near the upscale Semliki Lodge tourist destination.{{Cite conference

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Ceasefire and amnesty talks between the government of Uganda and the ADF were held in Nairobi starting in May 2008. Negotiations were complicated by the fragmentation of the ADF's leadership.{{Cite conference

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On 4 December 2007, 200 ADF and NALU militants surrendered to Ugandan authorities.

Between February 2012 to March 2012, over 60 ADF insurgents were arrested within Uganda.{{cite web|url=http://chimpreports.com/4145-intelligence-security-crisis-as-uganda-faces-adf-insurgency/|title=Security Crisis As Uganda Faces ADF Insurgency|date=18 March 2012|access-date=15 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023231024/http://chimpreports.com/4145-intelligence-security-crisis-as-uganda-faces-adf-insurgency/|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 24 January 2013, insurgents tortured and later executed 13 people who were previously abducted from the city of Oicha, North Kivu.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2013/01/25/nord-kivu-la-societe-civile-accuse-les-adf-nalu-de-lexecution-de-13-civils-oicha/|title=Nord-Kivu: la société civile accuse les ADF-Nalu de l'exécution de 13 civils à Oïcha|work=Radio Okapi|date=25 January 2013|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124035/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2013/01/25/nord-kivu-la-societe-civile-accuse-les-adf-nalu-de-lexecution-de-13-civils-oicha/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In April 2013, it was reported that ADF started a recruitment campaign in Kampala and other parts of the country.{{cite web |last=Candia |first=Steven |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201304111226.html |title=Uganda: Allied Democratic Forces Recruiting in Kampala, Says Defector (Page 1 of 2) |publisher=allAfrica.com |date=2013-04-11 |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2017-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012032311/http://allafrica.com/stories/201304111226.html |url-status=live }} Citing a defector from ADF, "allAfrica" reported that some 10 new recruits joined ADF forces every day.

In July 2013, the ADF renewed its fighting in the Congolese district of Beni. According to the UN Radio Okapi, the ADF together with the NALU, fought a pitched battle with the FARD, briefly taking the towns of Mamundioma and Totolito.{{cite news|last=Kambale|first=Juakali|title=16 killed in clash between DRC army and Ugandan militias|url=http://www.africareview.com/News/DRC-soldiers-clash-with-Ugandan-militias/-/979180/1902244/-/y5c0n3/-/index.html|access-date=15 July 2013|newspaper=Africa Review|date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706015748/http://www.africareview.com/News/DRC-soldiers-clash-with-Ugandan-militias/-/979180/1902244/-/y5c0n3/-/index.html|archive-date=6 July 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} On July 11, the ADF attacked the town of Kamango, triggering the flight of over 60,000 refugees across the border into the Ugandan district of Bundibugyo.{{cite news|title=Rebels Drive More Than 60,000 From Congo to Uganda|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/world/africa/rebels-drive-more-than-60000-from-congo-to-uganda.html?_r=0|access-date=15 July 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=14 July 2013|agency=AP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804193620/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/15/world/africa/rebels-drive-more-than-60000-from-congo-to-uganda.html?_r=0|archive-date=4 August 2013|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Early in September 2013, regional leaders under the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) asked the recently formed combative Intervention Brigade under MONUSCO to attack positions of foreign negative forces operating in DRC, including the ADF.

On 23 September 2013, 3 people were killed during an ADF attack in the Watalinga Sector, North Kivu, DRC.{{cite web |author=newvision |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/647649-adf-kill-three-in-dr-congo.html |title=ADF kill three in DR Congo |publisher=Newvision.co.ug |date=2013-09-26 |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019181044/http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/647649-adf-kill-three-in-dr-congo.html |archive-date=2014-10-19 |url-status=live }}

On 27 September 2013, ADF militants killed five and abducted 30 people in an attack on a health center in the city of Maleki, DRC.{{cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/5-dead-in-adf-raid-on-drc-health-facility/|title=5 Dead In ADF Raid On DRC Health Facility|date=1 October 2013|access-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022000812/http://www.redpepper.co.ug/5-dead-in-adf-raid-on-drc-health-facility/|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 23 October 2013, ADF guerrillas abducted 26 people from the village of Upira, North Kivu, later transferring them to the rebel strongholds of Makembi and Chuchubo.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/en-bref/2013/10/24/nord-kivu-les-rebelles-de-ladf-nalu-enlevent-26-personnes-upira/|title=Nord-Kivu: les rebelles de l'ADF-Nalu enlèvent 26 personnes à Upira|work=Radio Okapi|date=24 October 2013|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091055/http://radiookapi.net/en-bref/2013/10/24/nord-kivu-les-rebelles-de-ladf-nalu-enlevent-26-personnes-upira/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In the period between November 2012 and November 2013, ADF carried out 300 kidnappings.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-democratic-adf-idUSBRE9AL16920131122|title=U.N. task force looking into one of next Congo targets: Islamist ADF|work=Reuters|date=22 November 2013|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022081713/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-congo-democratic-adf-idUSBRE9AL16920131122|archive-date=22 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 14 December 2013, 13 people were killed, in the aftermath of an ADF attack on the Musuku village, Uganda.

On 15 December 2013, ADF killed eight people in the Biangolo village, Uganda.{{cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/adf-kills-20-most-victims-women-and-girls/|title=ADF Kills 20, Most Victims Women And Girls|date=16 December 2013|access-date=16 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021235735/http://www.redpepper.co.ug/adf-kills-20-most-victims-women-and-girls/|archive-date=21 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 25 December 2013, ADF rebels attacked the city of Kamango, DRC. Over 50 civilians were killed and many buildings were burnt down. The city was retaken by the Congolese army the following day.{{cite web|url=http://katsafrica.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/allied-democratic-forces-take-charge-in-eastern-drc-why-this-why-now/|title=ADF Forces Take Charge in Eastern DRC|date=28 March 2014|access-date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027003942/http://katsafrica.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/allied-democratic-forces-take-charge-in-eastern-drc-why-this-why-now/|archive-date=27 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 29 December 2013, ADF rebels launched another attack on the city of Kamango. The ADF militants beheaded 21 civilians and urged the residents of the city to flee to Uganda.

On 17 January 2014, the Congolese army drove ADF militants soldiers out of the city of Beni, with the aid of UN's "Intervention Brigade" peace corps.

On 17 February 2014, a Congolese army spokesman announced that the military had killed 230 ADF rebels in the aftermath of a monthlong offensive, 23 FARDC soldiers were also killed in the operation.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/02/14/world/africa/ap-af-congo-violence.html|work=New York Times|title=Congo Military Says It Killed 230 Ugandan Rebels|date=14 February 2014|access-date=23 April 2015}}

On 23 March 2014, South African helicopters struck ADF forces for the first time, in support of Operation Sukola 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33815:sa-attack-helicopters-in-renewed-action-in-the-drc&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107|title=SA attack helicopters in renewed action in the DRC – defenceWeb|first=Dean|last=Wingrin|date=3 March 2014 |access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201233807/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33815:sa-attack-helicopters-in-renewed-action-in-the-drc&catid=35:Aerospace&Itemid=107|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Between 5–8 October 2014, ADF militants killed 15 people, within the North Kivu province, DRC.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congodemocratic-killings-idUSKCN0I705D20141018?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|title=Rebels kill more than 20 people in east Congo village|work=Reuters|date=18 October 2014|access-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023184321/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/18/us-congodemocratic-killings-idUSKCN0I705D20141018?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 15 October 2014, ADF rebels killed 27 people in an attack on villages, located outside Beni.

On 18 October 2014, ADF insurgents killed over 20 people, in an attack on the village of Byalos, DRC.

On 31 October 2014, a crowd stoned to death, burned and then ate a suspected ADF insurgent in the town of Beni. The incident came after a number of ADF raids, that brought the October's civilian death toll to over 100 people.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/congo-crowd-kills-man-eats-him-militant-massacres-160235263.html|title=Congo crowd kills man, eats him after militant massacres: witnesses|date=31 October 2014|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141101000501/http://news.yahoo.com/congo-crowd-kills-man-eats-him-militant-massacres-160235263.html|archive-date=1 November 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 20 November 2014, rebels disguised as Congolese soldiers killed between 50 and 80 people near Beni.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congodemocratic-killings-idUSKCN0J51VN20141121|publisher=Reuters|title=Up to 80 people killed by suspected Ugandan rebels in Congo: group|date=21 November 2014|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209042853/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-congodemocratic-killings-idUSKCN0J51VN20141121|archive-date=9 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 8 December 2014, militants hacked to death 36 civilians in the vicinity of Beni.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/ugandan-rebels-kill-36-in-attack-on-village-in-drc/5950254|publisher=Reuters|title=Ugandan rebels wielding machetes kill 36 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo|date=8 December 2014|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227093223/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/ugandan-rebels-kill-36-in-attack-on-village-in-drc/5950254|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 26 December 2014, an ADF attack resulted in the deaths of 11 people, in the village of Ndumi, Ituri.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/12/27/ituri-11-personnes-tuees-par-des-presumes-adf-ndume/|title=Ituri : 11 personnes tuées par des présumés ADF à Ndume|work=Radio Okapi|date=27 December 2014|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329061501/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2014/12/27/ituri-11-personnes-tuees-par-des-presumes-adf-ndume/|archive-date=29 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 4 January 2015, a joint MONUSCO – FARDC offensive forced ADF militants out of the Mavure village, North Kivu. One rebel was killed, as government forces seized large amounts of drugs and training materials.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/01/05/nord-kivu-les-fardc-la-monusco-delogent-les-adf-de-mavume/|title=Nord-Kivu: les FARDC et la Monusco délogent les ADF de Mavume|work=Radio Okapi|date=5 January 2015|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317041551/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/01/05/nord-kivu-les-fardc-la-monusco-delogent-les-adf-de-mavume/|archive-date=17 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 5 February 2015, ADF carried out a night raid on the city of Beni hacking to death 23 people and injuring one.{{cite web|url=http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/109-world-top-news/222292-machete-attack-kills-23-in-dr-congo.html|title=Machete attack kills 23 in DR Congo|work=Business Recorder|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216220819/http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/109-world-top-news/222292-machete-attack-kills-23-in-dr-congo.html|archive-date=16 February 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 9 March 2015, ADF rebels killed one and injured two civilians in the area of the Semliki bridge, North Kivu.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/03/09/debut-de-loperation-militaire-contre-les-adf-la-frontiere-entre-le-nord-kivu-la-province-orientale/|title=Début de l'opération militaire contre les ADF à la frontière entre le Nord-Kivu et la Province Orientale|work=Radio Okapi|date=9 March 2015|access-date=16 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321071058/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/03/09/debut-de-loperation-militaire-contre-les-adf-la-frontiere-entre-le-nord-kivu-la-province-orientale/|archive-date=21 March 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 15 April 2015, an ADF attack on the villages of Matiba and Kinzika, Beni-Mbau sector, DRC, led to the deaths of 18 people.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/04/16/beni-18-morts-bilan-revu-la-hausse-de-lattaque-attribuee-aux-adf/|title=Beni: 18 morts, bilan revu à la hausse de l'attaque attribuée aux ADF|work=Radio Okapi|date=16 April 2015|access-date=23 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518144901/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/04/16/beni-18-morts-bilan-revu-la-hausse-de-lattaque-attribuee-aux-adf/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 23 April 2015, ADF rebels massacred five civilians in the village of Kalongo, 6 km northwest of Oïcha.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/regions/2015/04/24/beni-5-personnes-tuees-par-machettes-par-des-adf/|title=Beni : 5 personnes tuées par machettes par des ADF|work=Radio Okapi|date=23 April 2015|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425222248/http://radiookapi.net/regions/2015/04/24/beni-5-personnes-tuees-par-machettes-par-des-adf/|archive-date=25 April 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 30 April 2015, the Ugandan media reported that the ADF's leader, Jamil Mukulu, had been arrested in Tanzania.{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/fugitive-ugandan-islamist-rebel-leader-held-report-144937719.html|title=Fugitive Ugandan Islamist rebel leader held: report|work=AFP|date=30 April 2015|access-date=13 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116153811/http://news.yahoo.com/fugitive-ugandan-islamist-rebel-leader-held-report-144937719.html|archive-date=16 November 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

On 8 May 2015, suspected ADF guerrillas attacked the Matembo neighborhood of the town of Mulekere, North Kivu. Seven people were slain in the attack bringing the region's 2015 death toll to over 300 casualties.{{cite web|url=http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/05/09/nord-kivu-nouveau-massacre-beni-7-morts/|title=Nord-Kivu: nouveau massacre à Beni, 7 morts|work=Radio Okapi|date=9 May 2015|access-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512001314/http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2015/05/09/nord-kivu-nouveau-massacre-beni-7-morts/|archive-date=12 May 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In early December 2015, the ADF seized a MONUSCO base in North Kivu, killing a Malawian UN soldier in doing so. South African UN forces later retook the base, attacking with Rooivalk attack helicopters.{{cite web|url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/sa-troops-battle-armed-group-drc-retake-base|title=SA troops battle armed group in DRC, retake base|first=Lenyaro|last=Sello|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000248/https://www.enca.com/south-africa/sa-troops-battle-armed-group-drc-retake-base|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

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29 February – Thirteen civilians were killed by suspected Ugandan rebels in the Beni territory in eastern DRC. The killings took place in the village of Ntombi, located about 40 km northeast of Beni, an area massacres and recurrent attacks attributed to Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel group opposed to the Ugandan government and is considered a terrorist organisation.{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/306129/politique/est-de-la-rdc-13-civils-tues-par-de-presumes-rebelles-ougandais/|title=RD Congo : 13 civils tués par de présumés rebelles ougandais dans l'Est|publisher=Jeune Afrique|date=29 February 2016|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012032314/http://www.jeuneafrique.com/306129/politique/est-de-la-rdc-13-civils-tues-par-de-presumes-rebelles-ougandais/|archive-date=12 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

20 March – A priest of the Congregation of Caracholine Nyamilima was shot and critically wounded like his driver and a child present in the same car. The attackers was the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel group opposed to the Ugandan government and is considered a terrorist organisation{{cite web|url=http://www.radiookapi.net/2016/03/20/actualite/securite/nord-kivu-un-pretre-catholique-grievement-blesse-lors-dune-attaque|title=Nord-Kivu: un prêtre catholique grièvement blessé dans une attaque attribuée aux FDLR|publisher=Radio Okapi|date=20 March 2016|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915113649/https://www.radiookapi.net/2016/03/20/actualite/securite/nord-kivu-un-pretre-catholique-grievement-blesse-lors-dune-attaque|archive-date=15 September 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

In early May 2016, assailants from the ADF armed with machetes hacked at least 16 civilians to death in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/rebels-kill-at-least-17-civilians-in-eastern-congo|title=Rebels kill at least 17 civilians in eastern Congo|website=Fox News|date=4 May 2016|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510135918/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/05/04/rebels-kill-at-least-17-civilians-in-eastern-congo.html|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

According to the Congolese military, at least nine people were hacked to death in an ADF attack in a village 30 km north of Beni in July 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-idUSKCN0ZL1IN|title=Suspected rebels hack nine people to death in northeast Congo: army|date=2016-07-05|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=2016-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706164052/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-idUSKCN0ZL1IN|archive-date=2016-07-06|url-status=live}}

The ADF has been blamed for the Beni massacre.

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7 October – ADF fighters ambush a group of state officials near Beni, killing 22.

8 October – The ADF attacks a UN base in Goma, killing two peacekeepers and wounding 12.

8 December – Hundreds of ADF insurgents launch a coordinated attack on a UN base in North Kivu province, killing at least 15 UN peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers in a protracted, hours-long gun battle before finally withdrawing. 72 insurgents are also killed in the firefight.{{cite web|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/world/africa/congo-un-peacekeepers-killed.html?referer=|title=At Least 15 U.N. Peacekeepers Are Killed in Congo|work=The New York Times|date=8 December 2017|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013934/https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/world/africa/congo-un-peacekeepers-killed.html?referer=|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

15 January – Three Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers were killed while repelling an attack in the eastern Beni region by ADF Ugandan extremist rebels. Five others were wounded.{{Cite web|url=http://www.herald.co.zw/3-drc-soldiers-killed-while-repelling-uganda-rebels/|title=3 DRC soldiers killed while repelling Uganda rebels|website=www.herald.co.zw|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116071327/http://www.herald.co.zw/3-drc-soldiers-killed-while-repelling-uganda-rebels/|archive-date=2018-01-16|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/16/c_136900335.htm|title=Uganda says rebel attack won't deter DR Congo operation|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2018-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116152557/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/16/c_136900335.htm|archive-date=2018-01-16|url-status=dead}}

2 February – Three people were killed in an attack by rebels of the ADF who also looted a hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.{{Cite news|url=http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/03/rebels-kill-3-soldiers-looting-clinic-in-eastern-drc/|title=Rebels kill 3 soldiers, looting clinic in eastern DRC|last=AfricaNews|work=Africanews|access-date=2018-02-04|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203235030/http://www.africanews.com/2018/02/03/rebels-kill-3-soldiers-looting-clinic-in-eastern-drc//|archive-date=2018-02-03|url-status=live}}

3 March – Six people were shot dead and another was stabbed to death in a raid by ADF rebels in the village of Eringeti in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province.{{Cite news|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Seven-dead-east-DR-Congo-raid-blamed-Ugandan-rebels/688334-4328594-12pmiqaz/index.html|title=Seven dead in east DR Congo raid blamed on Ugandan rebels|work=Daily Monitor|access-date=2018-03-10|language=en-UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308155549/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Seven-dead-east-DR-Congo-raid-blamed-Ugandan-rebels/688334-4328594-12pmiqaz/index.html|archive-date=2018-03-08|url-status=live}}

5–6 March – Twenty people were killed in several attacks by the ADF in the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 15 others were reported missing after the attacks and probably kidnapped by the attackers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.radiookapi.net/2018/03/07/actualite/securite/rdc-20-personnes-tuees-par-les-presumes-adf-beni|title=RDC : 20 personnes tuées par les présumés ADF à Beni|date=2018-03-07|work=Radio Okapi|access-date=2018-03-07|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042027/https://www.radiookapi.net/2018/03/07/actualite/securite/rdc-20-personnes-tuees-par-les-presumes-adf-beni|archive-date=2018-03-08|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-mueren-20-personas-causa-ataques-presuntos-miembros-adf-rdc-20180307213929.html|title=Mueren 20 personas a causa de ataques de presuntos miembros de las ADF en el este de RDC|date=2018-03-07|publisher=Europa Press|access-date=2018-03-10|language=es-ES|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310041810/http://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-mueren-20-personas-causa-ataques-presuntos-miembros-adf-rdc-20180307213929.html|archive-date=2018-03-10|url-status=live}}

8 September – Muhammad Kirumira, the former police commissioner for Uganda's Buyende District, is gunned down by several assassins. A female friend of Kirumira's is also killed in the attack. In 2019, Ugandan authorities link the attack to the ADF and arrest two suspects. A third suspect dies in a shootout with police on September 28.{{cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201903280644.html|title=Uganda: ADF Agents Named in Kirumira Murder|first=Juliet|last=Kigongo|date=28 March 2019|access-date=6 April 2019|via=AllAfrica|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406080826/https://allafrica.com/stories/201903280644.html|archive-date=6 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

4 October – ADF militants attacked an army outpost in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo killing at least 6 people.{{Cite news|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2018/10/05/democratic-republic-of-congo-soldiers-civilians-killed-beni-rebel-attack/|title=Rebels kill Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers and civilians in Beni attack|work=thedefensepost.com|access-date=2018-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005172458/https://thedefensepost.com/2018/10/05/democratic-republic-of-congo-soldiers-civilians-killed-beni-rebel-attack/|archive-date=2018-10-05|url-status=live}}

3 November – Allied Democratic Forces Rebels killed at least 7 people and abducted 15 others including 10 children in raids and attacks in the DRC's North Kivu province.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}

16 November – An ADF ambush near Beni, DRC, leaves 8 UN peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers dead and 10 peacekeepers wounded. Additionally, one peacekeeper remains missing.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/15/un-says-7-peacekeepers-killed-in-fight-against-con/|title=UN says 8 peacekeepers killed in fight against Congo rebels|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121083409/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/15/un-says-7-peacekeepers-killed-in-fight-against-con/|archive-date=21 November 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

22 November – Unidentified rebels, presumed to be ADF militants, open fire on a UN helicopter near the Ugandan border in eastern DRC. UN forces return fire before retreating back to base. Although the helicopter is damaged, there are no recorded casualties.{{cite web|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/africa/Uganda-rebels-fire-on-UN-helicopter-in-DRC/4552902-4864786-7lbkn9/index.html|title=Uganda rebels fire on UN helicopter in DRC|website=The East African|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190317215054/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/africa/Uganda-rebels-fire-on-UN-helicopter-in-DRC/4552902-4864786-7lbkn9/index.html|archive-date=17 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

27 November – ADF militants launch a nighttime assault on Oicha, DRC, killing six civilians. Congolese soldiers successfully repel the assault, killing one insurgent.{{Cite web |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/World/Six-civilians-rebel-killed-eastern-DR-Congo/688340-4871138-260wr4z/index.html |title=Six civilians, rebel killed in eastern DR Congo - Daily Monitor |access-date=2018-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204011107/https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/World/Six-civilians-rebel-killed-eastern-DR-Congo/688340-4871138-260wr4z/index.html |archive-date=2018-12-04 |url-status=live }}

11 December – ADF insurgents bypass Congolese army units and launch a second nighttime attack on Oicha, killing nine civilians and looting several homes.{{cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2018/12/11/dr-congo-adf-raid-oicha-beni-9-killed/|title=Nine killed in DR Congo raid blamed on ADF|date=11 December 2018|website=The Defense Post|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402154943/https://thedefensepost.com/2018/12/11/dr-congo-adf-raid-oicha-beni-9-killed/|archive-date=2 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

23 December – ADF forces attack the village of Masiani, just outside Beni, DRC, killing four civilians and a soldier. Three civilians are wounded.{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1491685/suspected-rebel-attack-dr-congo-kills|title=Suspected rebel attack in DR Congo kills five|website=www.Newvision.co.ug|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406080840/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1491685/suspected-rebel-attack-dr-congo-kills|archive-date=6 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

27 December – Protesters in Beni attack a medical holding center for patients infected with the Ebola virus, burning three tents and looting supplies. Congolese authorities blame the ADF.{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/28/world/patients-flee-ebola-holding-center-attacked-election-delay-protesters-congo/|title=Patients flee after Ebola holding center is attacked by election-delay protesters in Congo|date=28 December 2018|access-date=6 April 2019|via=Japan Times Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406080826/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/28/world/patients-flee-ebola-holding-center-attacked-election-delay-protesters-congo/|archive-date=6 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

7 January – ADF insurgents launch an attack on a market in the village of Mavivi, just north of Beni. Eight civilians (five of them children) are killed outright and at least two others later die of their injuries. Dozens of homes and farms are looted.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-10-civilians-children-in-dr-congo/|title=Gunmen kill 10 civilians, children in DR Congo|website=Punchng.com|date=8 January 2019|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414044820/https://punchng.com/gunmen-kill-10-civilians-children-in-dr-congo/|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

9 January – ADF insurgents attack a Congolese army outpost in Beni. Three Congolese soldiers and seven civilians are killed in the resulting gun battle. An additional two Congolese soldiers are wounded.{{cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/09/dr-congo-adf-attack-beni-kills-10/|title=ADF attack in Beni kills 10, DR Congo army says|date=9 January 2019|website=The Defense Post|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414125942/https://thedefensepost.com/2019/01/09/dr-congo-adf-attack-beni-kills-10/|archive-date=14 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

21 January – ADF insurgents attack Congolese soldiers in the village of Mapou, just outside Oicha.{{cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-29-january-2019|title=ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (29 January 2019) – Democratic Republic of the Congo|website=ReliefWeb|date=29 January 2019 |access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422135425/https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-29-january-2019|archive-date=22 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

24 January – Three people are killed and two others were wounded in an ambush attack by presumed members of the ADF, in the province of North Kivu, on a highway that led to the city of Beni, four vehicles were left damaged by bullets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-46768_beni_3_morts_dans_une_embuscade_des_rebelles_presumes_adf.html|title=Beni : 3 morts dans une embuscade des rebelles présumés ADF|publisher=Mediacongo.net|access-date=2019-01-26|language=fr-FR|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126062418/https://www.mediacongo.net/article-actualite-46768_beni_3_morts_dans_une_embuscade_des_rebelles_presumes_adf.html|archive-date=2019-01-26|url-status=live}}

12 February – Congolese soldiers attack an ADF camp in Mamove, about 50 kilometers outside of Beni. Four insurgents are killed in the resulting firefight, and four hostages are rescued. Congolese soldiers also recover medicine that had been previously looted by the ADF.{{cite web|url=https://ewn.co.za/2019/02/12/dr-congo-army-says-4-militiamen-killed-hostages-released|title=DR Congo army says 4 militiamen killed, hostages released|date=2019-02-12|website=ewn.co.za|agency=AFP|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301034750/https://ewn.co.za/2019/02/12/dr-congo-army-says-4-militiamen-killed-hostages-released|archive-date=1 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

8 March – A park ranger is shot dead by unknown assailants in Virunga National Park. Congolese authorities blame the ADF for the killing.{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Ranger-killed-in-park-attack-in-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo/4091552068830/|title=Ranger killed in park attack in Democratic Republic of Congo|website=UPI|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091131/https://www.upi.com/Ranger-killed-in-park-attack-in-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo/4091552068830/|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

19 March – ADF fighters, disguised as security officers, infiltrate and attack Kalau, a majority-Christian village located just outside Beni. The resulting 4-hour assault kills six Christian civilians, including a 9-month-old child, and forces nearly 500 others to flee their homes.{{cite web|url=https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/6-christians-killed-470-flee-in-congo-attack/|title=6 Christians Killed, 470 Flee in Congo Attack|date=17 March 2019|website=Opendoorsusa.org|access-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330065507/https://www.opendoorsusa.org/christian-persecution/stories/6-christians-killed-470-flee-in-congo-attack/|archive-date=30 March 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

2 April – Ugandan authorities report that the ADF has begun establishing bases in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province.

5 April – 35-year-old American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott and her native guide are kidnapped by a group of armed gunmen in Queen Elizabeth National Park, near the Uganda-DRC border. Endicott and her guide are released two days later after authorities reach a settlement with the kidnappers.

Although the assailants have not been identified, it is strongly suspected by both Ugandan authorities and the United States that the ADF is behind the abduction.{{Cite web |url=https://time.com/5564889/american-kidnapped-uganda-what-to-know/ |title=American Tourist Kidnapping: Is Uganda Safe? |date=5 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408142243/http://time.com/5564889/american-kidnapped-uganda-what-to-know/ |archive-date=2019-04-08 |url-status=live }}

29 May – Suspected ADF fighters launch a massive assault on Congolese army barracks and UN Peacekeeping forces in the village of Ngite, near Mavivi, DRC. After the militants briefly capture the barracks, a joint UN-Congolese army counterattack inflicts heavy losses on the ADF, which withdraws following an intense firefight. At least 26 insurgents are killed in the gun battle. One South African UN Peacekeeper is wounded by a shot to the foot. Dozens of weapons, including AK-47s, machetes, grenades, mortars, and PKM machine guns, are recovered.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the attack.{{Cite web|url=https://thedefensepost.com/2019/05/30/islamic-state-attacks-dr-congo-army-un-mavivi-adf-killed/|title=Islamic State claims attacks on DR Congo army, UN; FARDC says 26 ADF fighters killed|date=May 30, 2019|website=The Defense Post|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608091736/https://thedefensepost.com/2019/05/30/islamic-state-attacks-dr-congo-army-un-mavivi-adf-killed/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/south-african-soldiers-repulse-adf-rebels-in-drc-firefight/|title=South African soldiers repulse ADF rebels in DRC firefight|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605132912/https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/south-african-soldiers-repulse-adf-rebels-in-drc-firefight/|url-status=live}}

4 June – ADF fighters attack a village in northeastern Beni, DRC, in an Ebola zone. 13 civilians and two Congolese soldiers are killed in the attack and a teenage girl is abducted by the militants. Congolese soldiers successfully repel the assault, killing one attacker.

Clashes resume in the area later in the day. ISIL again claims responsibility for the attack.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trtworld.com/africa/attack-in-drc-kills-at-least-13-civilians-in-ebola-zone-27251|title=Attack in DRC kills at least 13 civilians in Ebola zone|website=TRT World|access-date=2019-06-05|archive-date=2019-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604190447/https://www.trtworld.com/africa/attack-in-drc-kills-at-least-13-civilians-in-ebola-zone-27251|url-status=live}}

7 June – Officials from Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and the DRC meet in Kinshasa to discuss a joint response to the ADF insurgency in North Kivu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/06/2019/Four-African-nations-plan-joint-response-to-militia-in-DR-Congo|title=Four African nations plan joint response to militia in DR Congo|website=www.thepeninsulaqatar.com|date=7 June 2019|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040017/https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/07/06/2019/Four-African-nations-plan-joint-response-to-militia-in-DR-Congo|url-status=live}}

22 July – ADF militants attack the cities of Eringeti and Oicha, killing a total of 12 civilians (nine in Eringeti and three in Oicha). 10 civilians, including children, are abducted. That same day, the ADF clashes with Congolese soldiers in the towns of Mangboko and Masulukwed, resulting in 11 fatalities.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-30-july-2019|title=ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (30 July 2019) – Democratic Republic of the Congo|website=ReliefWeb|date=30 July 2019 |access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731201335/https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-30-july-2019|url-status=live}} ISIL claims responsibility for the attacks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/07/ebola-region-rocked-more-violence-new-funds-announced|title=Ebola region rocked by more violence as new funds announced|website=CIDRAP|date=24 July 2019 |access-date=2019-07-31|archive-date=2019-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731220138/http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/07/ebola-region-rocked-more-violence-new-funds-announced|url-status=live}}

27 August – A major ADF attack on Boga in the DRC's Ituri Province results in the abduction of 100–200 civilians and the looting of livestock, medicine, and food. Congolese soldiers engage in combat with the attackers, but no casualties are reported and there are conflicting reports of the effectiveness of the military's response. The attack lasts for about three hours.{{Cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506163/adf-rebels-attack-boga-dr-congo|title=ADF rebels attack Boga, DR Congo|website=www.newvision.co.ug|access-date=2019-11-21|archive-date=2019-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914012259/https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1506163/adf-rebels-attack-boga-dr-congo|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-3-september-2019-0|title=ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (3 September 2019) – Democratic Republic of the Congo|website=ReliefWeb|date=3 September 2019 |access-date=6 September 2019|archive-date=6 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906151858/https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-3-september-2019-0|url-status=live}}

5 September – Tanzanian soldiers detain a truck full of cows destined for the DRC, alleging the shipment was arranged by ADF supporters to provide food for insurgents in the Congo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pmldaily.com/news/2019/09/police-intercepts-donation-meant-for-adf-rebels.html|title=Police intercepts donation meant for ADF rebels|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906152611/http://www.pmldaily.com/news/2019/09/police-intercepts-donation-meant-for-adf-rebels.html|url-status=live}}

14 September – Congolese soldiers repel a suspected ADF attack on the town of Kitchanga. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility for the assault.{{Cite web|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-25-september-2019|title=ACLED Regional Overview – Africa (25 September 2019) – Democratic Republic of the Congo|website=ReliefWeb|date=25 September 2019 |access-date=30 October 2019|archive-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030152134/https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/acled-regional-overview-africa-25-september-2019|url-status=live}}

31 October – The Congolese army launched a large scale offensive against the ADF in the Beni Territory of the North Kivu Province. According to spokesman General Leon Richard Kasonga, "The DRC armed forces launched large-scale operations overnight Wednesday to eradicate all domestic and foreign armed groups that plague the east of the country and destabilize the Great Lakes region." The operation is being carried out by the FARDC without any foreign support.[https://thedefensepost.com/2019/10/31/dr-congo-army-operations-armed-militias-beni/ DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105121633/https://thedefensepost.com/2019/10/31/dr-congo-army-operations-armed-militias-beni/ |date=2019-11-05 }}. The Defense Post – October 31, 2019. The focus is primarily on the ADF but also other armed groups are being targeted.[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/dr-congo-launches-large-scale-operation-rebels-191101163242390.html DR Congo launches large-scale operation against rebels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111061025/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/dr-congo-launches-large-scale-operation-rebels-191101163242390.html |date=2019-11-11 }}. Al Jazeera – November 1, 2019.

13 November – Ukrainian Mil Mi-24 helicopters operated by MONUSCO conduct airstrikes on an ADF insurgent group attacking an army base near the Semuliki River. The militants retreat into the surrounding woods following the airstrikes. No peacekeepers are reported injured.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unian.info/world/10752885-ukrainian-mi-24-crews-deliver-airstrike-on-adf-militants-in-congo-on-monusco-command-s-order.html|title=Ukrainian Mi-24 crews deliver airstrike on ADF militants in Congo on MONUSCO Command's order|website=www.unian.info|access-date=2019-11-18|archive-date=2019-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115064119/https://www.unian.info/world/10752885-ukrainian-mi-24-crews-deliver-airstrike-on-adf-militants-in-congo-on-monusco-command-s-order.html|url-status=live}}

15–16 November – During the night of November 14–15, ADF insurgents attack a neighborhood in Beni, looting shops and homes. At least 15 civilians are killed, many of them by machete. It is believed the ADF carried out the attack in response to the renewed Congolese army offensive.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20191116-civilans-killed-eastern-drc-adf-rebels-revenge-attack-over-congolese-armys-operation|title=Civilans killed in eastern DRC by ADF rebels in revenge attack over Congolese army's operation|date=November 16, 2019|website=RFI|access-date=November 17, 2019|archive-date=November 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117222434/http://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20191116-civilans-killed-eastern-drc-adf-rebels-revenge-attack-over-congolese-armys-operation|url-status=live}} According to Congolese authorities, more than 40 civilians have been killed in such attacks since the Congolese army began a renewed offensive in early November.{{Cite web|url=https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/nov/16/at-least-15-civilians-killed-in-eastern-congo-by-suspected-islamist-militants/958118/|title=At least 15 civilians killed in eastern Congo by suspected Islamist militants|website=The Mighty 790 KFGO}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

30 November – Congolese soldiers kill a high-ranking ADF commander, Mouhamed Islam Mukubwa, during an assault in the Mapobu forest in northeastern North Kivu. Mukubwa was described as one of the three major leaders of the ADF. Another senior ADF leader, Nasser Abdullayi Kikuku, was also killed earlier in the month.{{Cite web|url=https://theowp.org/rebel-leader-killed-in-drc/|title=Rebel Leader Killed In DRC|first=Tom|last=Wilkinson|date=December 5, 2019|website=The Organization for World Peace|access-date=December 14, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182405/https://theowp.org/rebel-leader-killed-in-drc/|url-status=live}}

6 December – Two ADF attacks in the villages of Mantumbi and Kolokoko kill 17 civilians – two of whom are beheaded by machete.{{Cite web|url=https://heraldjournalism.com/2019/12/07/dr-congo-17-peoples-died-in-suspected-2-rebel-attacks-in-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc/|title=DR Congo: 17 Peoples Died in Suspected 2 Rebel Attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)|date=December 7, 2019|access-date=December 14, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182450/https://heraldjournalism.com/2019/12/07/dr-congo-17-peoples-died-in-suspected-2-rebel-attacks-in-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-drc/|url-status=live}}

10 December – The United States imposes sanctions on ADF leader Musa Baluku and five other Congolese Islamist rebels.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-security-idUSKBN1YE2IO|title=U.S. imposes sanctions on Islamist rebels in eastern Congo|date=December 10, 2019|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=December 15, 2019|archive-date=December 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182724/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-security-idUSKBN1YE2IO|url-status=live}}

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13 January – 30 Congolese soldiers are killed and 70 are wounded in an intense battle with ADF militants at the ADF's headquarters camp, nicknamed "Madina", near Beni. 40 ADF insurgents are also reported killed, including five top commanders. The Congolese army nevertheless captures the camp, but fails to apprehend the target of the raid, ADF leader Musa Baluku.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/rebels-kill-30-soldiers-in-dr-congo/1700650|title=Rebels kill 30 soldiers in DR Congo|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-02-12|archive-date=2021-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127103140/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/rebels-kill-30-soldiers-in-dr-congo/1700650|url-status=live}}

28 January – ADF militants hack 38 civilians to death with machetes in Oicha.{{Cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/866332-militia-massacre-kills-eight-in-east-dr-congo-police|title=Militia massacre kills eight in east DR Congo: police|website=Devdiscourse|access-date=2020-02-12|archive-date=2021-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914040145/https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/866332-militia-massacre-kills-eight-in-east-dr-congo-police|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://edge.ug/2020/01/18/congo-army-hunts-adf-chief-baluku/|title=Congo army hunts ADF chief Baluku | edge|access-date=2020-02-20|archive-date=2020-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220200311/https://edge.ug/2020/01/18/congo-army-hunts-adf-chief-baluku/|url-status=live}}

30 January – ADF militants kill 21 civilians in three separate attacks on Oicha, Ache, and Mandumbi.

8 February – ADF militants kill eight civilians and abduct 20 others in Magina, near Beni. The militants retreat after being confronted by police.

9 February – 60 ADF fighters attack the village of Makeke, DRC, and kill seven civilians. Congolese soldiers and UN Peacekeepers respond and pursue the fleeing militants into the woods. After being cornered, 40 ADF fighters surrender to the Congolese army.{{Cite web|url=https://northafricapost.com/37990-drc-40-adf-fighters-captured-in-east-un.html|title=DRC: 40 ADF Fighters Captured in East – UN | The North Africa Post|website=northafricapost.com|access-date=2020-07-03|archive-date=2020-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703235955/https://northafricapost.com/37990-drc-40-adf-fighters-captured-in-east-un.html|url-status=live}}

17 February – An ADF attack in Beni kills at least eight civilians, an intelligence agent, and a Congolese soldier.{{Cite web |url=https://www.maravipost.com/notorious-militia-kills-ten-people-in-drcs-beni-region/ |title=Notorious militia kills ten people in DRC’s Beni region |website=www.maravipost.com |date=18 February 2020 |access-date=18 February 2020}}

18 February – ADF militants kill 12 civilians and burn down several houses in a village east of Beni.{{Cite web|url=https://northafricapost.com/38212-drc-at-least-twelve-killed-in-new-massacre-near-beni.html|title=DRC: At least twelve killed in new massacre near Beni | The North Africa Post|website=northafricapost.com|access-date=2020-07-03|archive-date=2020-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703235638/https://northafricapost.com/38212-drc-at-least-twelve-killed-in-new-massacre-near-beni.html|url-status=live}}

19 February – Five civilians taken hostage by the ADF are found murdered near Virunga National Park.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-19|title=Five dead hostages found after eastern DR Congo massacre|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200219-five-dead-hostages-found-after-eastern-dr-congo-massacre|access-date=2020-10-11|website=RFI|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013225557/https://www.rfi.fr/en/wires/20200219-five-dead-hostages-found-after-eastern-dr-congo-massacre|url-status=live}}

24–25 February – Congolese soldiers and ADF insurgents clash on two occasions in the Kadohu village in Beni after government forces intercept an ADF raiding party. Seven ADF fighters and 2 Congolese soldiers are killed, and one ADF fighter is captured.{{Cite web|url=https://chimpreports.com/dr-army-clashes-with-adf-rebels-leaves-9-dead/|title=DR Army Clashes with ADF Rebels Leaves 9 Dead|date=February 24, 2020|access-date=March 12, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227175730/https://chimpreports.com/dr-army-clashes-with-adf-rebels-leaves-9-dead/|url-status=live}}

28 February – The Congolese army releases a statement claiming to have pushed the ADF out of their last stronghold in the Beni region.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/africa/2020/02/adf-rebels-cleared-stronghold-beni-dr-congo-army-200228101158114.html|title=ADF rebels cleared from last stronghold in Beni: DR Congo army|first=Catherine|last=Wambua-Soi|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-date=2020-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312101515/https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/africa/2020/02/adf-rebels-cleared-stronghold-beni-dr-congo-army-200228101158114.html|url-status=live}}

1 March – ADF fighters are accused of killing 24 civilians and 12 others in an attack on a village in Ituri province.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/622089-militia-kills-24-people-in-northeastern-dr-congo|title=Militia kills 24 people in northeastern DR Congo|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-date=2020-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302132152/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/622089-militia-kills-24-people-in-northeastern-dr-congo|url-status=live}}

9–25 March – Scattered clashes in eastern Congo kill 14 Congolese soldiers and 62 ADF insurgents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/634000-fighting-in-east-dr-congo-kills-14-soldiers|title=Fighting in east DR Congo kills 14 soldiers|website=www.thenews.com.pk|access-date=2020-03-28|archive-date=2020-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328183020/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/634000-fighting-in-east-dr-congo-kills-14-soldiers|url-status=live}}

20–24 March – Heavy fighting outside Beni kills 12 Congolese soldiers and 37 ADF insurgents. Congolese military officers report that the ADF's influence in North Kivu has been reduced by 80%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dr-congo-49-dead-in-clashes-between-army-rebels/1777453|title=DR Congo: 49 dead in clashes between army, rebels|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-03-28|archive-date=2020-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328183019/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dr-congo-49-dead-in-clashes-between-army-rebels/1777453|url-status=live}}

30 March – The ADF releases 38 hostages following a skirmish that left two civilians and one Congolese soldier dead.{{Cite web|url=https://chimpreports.com/adf-releases-38-hostages-amid-pressure-from-dr-congo-army/|title=ADF Releases 38 Hostages Amid Pressure from DR Congo Army|date=March 31, 2020|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227175724/https://chimpreports.com/adf-releases-38-hostages-amid-pressure-from-dr-congo-army/|url-status=live}}

6 April – An ADF attack on the town of Halungpa (18 miles away from Beni) kills six civilians, including a child.{{Cite web|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/07/six-killed-in-quarantined-dr-congo-region|title=Six killed in quarantined DR Congo region|website=Manila Bulletin News|access-date=2020-04-29|archive-date=2020-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410155232/https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/07/six-killed-in-quarantined-dr-congo-region/|url-status=live}}

14 April – A civilian is killed in an ADF attack on Beni. The Congolese army repels the assault in a skirmish that leaves two soldiers and five insurgents dead.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/africa/2020-04-17-more-than-two-dozen-killed-in-dr-congo-militia-attacks/|title=More than two dozen killed in DR Congo militia attacks|website=DispatchLIVE|access-date=2020-04-29|archive-date=2020-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200424055048/https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/africa/2020-04-17-more-than-two-dozen-killed-in-dr-congo-militia-attacks/|url-status=live}}

24 May – 9 civilians killed in an ADF attack on Beni, the ADF burned several houses to the ground as well. The army claimed they killed 17 of the attackers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.ug/adf-kills-nine-in-eastern-dr-congo-attack/|title=ADF kills nine in eastern DR Congo attack|first=The|last=Independent|date=May 24, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927011953/https://www.independent.co.ug/adf-kills-nine-in-eastern-dr-congo-attack/|url-status=live}}

25 May – 17 civilians killed in an ADF on the village of Makutano.{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/05/27/world/africa/27reuters-congo-violence.html|title = Forty Villagers Killed in Massacre in Northeast Congo|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 27 May 2020}}{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

26 May – At least 40 civilians were killed with machetes in an attack by the ADF on a village in Ituri province. The ADF also looted food and valuables in the attack.{{Cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/40-killed-latest-dr-congo-massacre-200527164912839.html | title=At least 40 killed in latest DR Congo massacre | News | al Jazeera | access-date=2020-05-27 | archive-date=2020-09-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913055458/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/40-killed-latest-dr-congo-massacre-200527164912839.html | url-status=live }}

16 June – 6 Civilians including 4 women were killed and 6 more missing in an ADF attack along the Eringeti-Kainama road in North Kivu. More than 60 homes were also burned by the ADF in the attack.{{Cite web | url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265460403/six-killed-as-militia-torches-homes-in-east-drc---local-official | title=Six killed as militia torches homes in east DRC – local official | News | bignewsnetwork | access-date=2020-06-16 | archive-date=2020-06-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616020306/https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265460403/six-killed-as-militia-torches-homes-in-east-drc---local-official | url-status=live }}

19 June – 9 Civilians were kidnapped then killed by the ADF.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265533751/gunmen-kill-more-than-dozen-civilians-in-eastern-dr-congo-attacks|title=Gunmen kill more than dozen civilians in eastern DR Congo attacks|website=Big News Network.com|access-date=2020-06-24|archive-date=2020-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626202942/https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/265533751/gunmen-kill-more-than-dozen-civilians-in-eastern-dr-congo-attacks|url-status=live}}

20 June – 10 Civilians were killed when the ADF Attacked the village of Bukaka.

20 June – Another 10 Civilians were killed when the ADF attacked the village of Biangolo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-security-idUSKBN23T2WU|title=Twenty civilians killed in attacks on northeastern Congo villages|newspaper=Reuters|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=July 3, 2020|archive-date=February 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227175818/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-security-idUSKBN23T2WU|url-status=live}}

21 June – 10 Civilians were killed when the ADF attacked the village of Vukaka.

22 June – A UN Indonesian peacekeeper was killed and another injured in an attack on their patrol. The attack took place in the town of Makisabo near the city of Beni in the North Kivu province.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-peacekeeper-killed-in-dr-congo-attack/1887175|title=UN peacekeeper killed in DR Congo attack|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-06-24|archive-date=2020-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625000025/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/un-peacekeeper-killed-in-dr-congo-attack/1887175|url-status=live}}

22 August – ADF killed 13 civilians during raids on the villages of Kinziki-Matiba and Wikeno.{{Cite news|last=Kambale|first=Erikas Mwisi|date=2020-08-22|title=Suspected Islamist militants kill 13 in eastern Congo villages|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-idUSKBN25I0D1|access-date=2020-09-12|archive-date=2020-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824021842/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-congo-violence-idUSKBN25I0D1|url-status=live}}

8 September – ADF militants, fleeing military pressure in Beni, stormed the village of Tshabi, killing 23 people.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-11|title=Suspected militia fighters kill dozens in DR Congo's eastern Ituri province|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20200911-suspected-militia-fighters-kill-dozens-in-dr-congo-s-eastern-ituri-province|access-date=2020-09-12|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=2020-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912104733/https://www.france24.com/en/20200911-suspected-militia-fighters-kill-dozens-in-dr-congo-s-eastern-ituri-province|url-status=live}}

10 September – ADF militants once again attacked Tshabi in Ituri province, killing 35 people. It was the second attack on the town in Irumu territory in two days. The terrorists assaulted civilians with knives and firearms and destroyed the villages.

20 September – ADF rebels killed 10 civilians in the town of Mbau.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/at-least-10-civilians-killed-by-rebels-in-dr-congo/1980366|title=At least 10 civilians killed by rebels in DR Congo|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-09-21|archive-date=2020-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926005446/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/at-least-10-civilians-killed-by-rebels-in-dr-congo/1980366|url-status=live}}

25 September – Eleven bodies were found in the town of Mutuanga after an ADF attack at night.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=Five Killed in Rebel Attack in Restive DR Congo Province|url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/09/25/five-killed-rebel-attack/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=The Defense Post|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004203519/https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/09/25/five-killed-rebel-attack/|url-status=live}}

5 October – Six were killed when the ADF attacked the town of Mamove.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-05|title=ADF Rebels Kill 6 Congolese During Dawn Attack In Beni|url=https://taarifa.rw/adf-rebels-kill-6-congolese-during-dawn-attack-in-beni/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Taarifa Rwanda|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008201416/https://taarifa.rw/adf-rebels-kill-6-congolese-during-dawn-attack-in-beni/|url-status=live}}

5 October – The ADF together with the Mai-Mai Kyandenga attack FARDC troops in the Mamove locality killing 10 civilians.{{Cite web|title=Map|url=https://kivusecurity.org/incident/8219|access-date=2020-11-26|website=Kivu Security Tracker|archive-date=2020-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206000729/https://kivusecurity.org/incident/8219|url-status=live}}

20 October – 1,335 prisoners were freed when the ADF attacked Kangbayi central prison and a military camp that provided security to it in Beni. 2 inmates were killed in the attack.{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=2020-10-20|title=900 Prisoners Freed From Congo Jail After Attack|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/world/africa/congo-jail-attack-prisoners-freed.html|access-date=2020-10-20|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2020-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123042140/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/world/africa/congo-jail-attack-prisoners-freed.html|url-status=live}}

28–30 October – 40 people were killed in ADF attacks in the villages of Baeti and Lisasa. People were also kidnapped and churches set on fire.

30 October – 21 civilians were killed during ADF raids on the villages of Kamwiri, Kitsimba, and Lisasa. 20 civilians were also abducted and fire was set to many buildings including a Catholic church.{{Cite web|title=Map|url=https://kivusecurity.org/incident/8403|access-date=2020-11-27|website=Kivu Security Tracker|archive-date=2020-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206163619/https://kivusecurity.org/incident/8403|url-status=live}}

17 November – 29 bodies were found in Virunga National Park after being killed by ADF terrorists.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo, ADF militia blamed|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201117-dozens-killed-in-eastern-dr-congo-adf-militia-blamed|access-date=2020-11-27|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=2020-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118204051/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201117-dozens-killed-in-eastern-dr-congo-adf-militia-blamed|url-status=live}}

22 December – 4 civilians and 1 soldier were killed in an attack on Bulongo.{{Cite web|title=Mueren cinco personas en un nuevo ataque ejecutado por presuntos miembros de las ADF en el este de RDC|url=https://www.msn.com/es-es/noticias/internacional/mueren-cinco-personas-en-un-nuevo-ataque-ejecutado-por-presuntos-miembros-de-las-adf-en-el-este-de-rdc/ar-BB1c8BkS|access-date=2021-01-01|website=www.msn.com|archive-date=2023-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227175728/https://www.msn.com/es-es|url-status=live}}

30 December – ADF captures Loselose village.{{Cite web|title=DR Congo army says lost two soldiers, killed 14 ADF fighters|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/drcongo-army-says-lost-two-soldiers-killed-14-rebels|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111063727/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/drcongo-army-says-lost-two-soldiers-killed-14-rebels|url-status=live}}

31 December – 25 civilians were massacred by ADF on New Year's Eve in the village of Tingwe.

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1 January – DRC army supported by UN peacekeepers captures village of Loseslose from ADF. Two DRC soldiers and 14 ADF militiamen were killed during the fighting, seven DRC soldiers were wounded as well.{{Cite web|title=Congo Army Says its Forces Recapture Eastern Village From Islamist Group|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/africa_congo-army-says-its-forces-recapture-eastern-village-islamist-group/6200232.html|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Voice of America|date=2 January 2021 |language=en|archive-date=2021-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209093031/https://www.voanews.com/africa/congo-army-says-its-forces-recapture-eastern-village-islamist-group|url-status=live}}

4 January – 25 civilians were killed and several more kidnapped by ADF during their attacks on Tingwe, Mwenda and Nzenga villages. Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres again called for global ceasefire after the killings, he also urged DRC "to take concrete steps to address the drivers of conflict in the east of the country". Local leaders Bozy Sindiwako and Muvunga Kimwele said that army intervened too late to push back the rebels. DRC officials announced that they discovered 21 bodies which were "in a state of decomposition" in Loselose and Loulo.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-07|title=Guterres 'shocked' at massacre of civilians in eastern DR Congo|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081562|access-date=2021-01-09|website=UN News|language=en|archive-date=2022-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921202206/https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081562|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=At least 22 civilians killed in rebel attack in eastern DRC|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/6/at-least-22-civilians-killed-in-rebel-attack-in-eastern-drc|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107175350/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/6/at-least-22-civilians-killed-in-rebel-attack-in-eastern-drc|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Ugandan rebel group blamed for deaths of 22 people in DRC|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/ugandan-rebel-group-blamed-for-deaths-of-22-people-in-drc-da47c97e-4a20-56c5-a99a-00abd391160a|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en|archive-date=2021-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111112001/https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/ugandan-rebel-group-blamed-for-deaths-of-22-people-in-drc-da47c97e-4a20-56c5-a99a-00abd391160a|url-status=live}}

15 January – Three soldiers and 13 civilians were killed when suspected ADF militants attacked the village of Ndalya, 60 miles south of the city of Bunia in Ituri province.{{Cite web|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20210215085806-0j2dv/|title=Suspected Islamists kill 16 in eastern Congo attack|access-date=2021-02-16|archive-date=2021-09-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914193029/https://news.trust.org/item/20210215085806-0j2dv/|url-status=live}}

1 March – 10 civilians were killed in 2 different attacks by suspected ADF militants in eastern DRC. 8 were slain in the Boyo village, with 2 more in the Kainama village.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/8-villagers-decapitated-by-suspected-adf-rebels-in-dr-congo-army|title=Suspected ADF rebels kill villagers in eastern DRC: Army|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2021-03-01|archive-date=2021-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301133608/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/1/8-villagers-decapitated-by-suspected-adf-rebels-in-dr-congo-army|url-status=live}}

31 March – 23 civilians were killed in a village near Beni.{{Cite news|title=Suspected Islamists kill 23 civilians in eastern Congo|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-congo-security-idUSKBN2BO4IV|access-date=2021-04-24|archive-date=2021-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424065509/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-congo-security-idUSKBN2BO4IV|url-status=live}}

31 May – 57 civilians were killed in displacement camps near the towns of Boga and Tchabi in eastern DRC, according to the UN.{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/4/un-says-adf-rebels-killed-57-civilians-in-dr-congos-ituri-region |title=ADF rebels killed 57 civilians in DR Congo's Ituri region: UN |website=Al Jazeera |date=4 June 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604131943/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/4/un-says-adf-rebels-killed-57-civilians-in-dr-congos-ituri-region |url-status=live }}

1 July – US Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Michael A. Hammer, announces that the US government will assist in training Congolese forces and with intelligence sharing.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/us-sending-soldiers-congo-train-army-help-find-rebels-who-killed-9-attack-1606072|title=U.S. sending soldiers to Congo to train army, help find rebels who killed 9 in attack|first=Rebecca|last=Klapper|date=July 1, 2021|website=Newsweek|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701164322/https://www.newsweek.com/us-sending-soldiers-congo-train-army-help-find-rebels-who-killed-9-attack-1606072|url-status=live}}

8 December – suspected ADF fighters killed 16 people in the rural communes of Mangina and nearby Masiriko in North Kivu province of DRC.{{Cite web|title=Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/10/suspected-adf-attacks-kill-16-people-in-eastern-dr-congo|access-date=2021-12-10|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210130142/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/10/suspected-adf-attacks-kill-16-people-in-eastern-dr-congo|url-status=live}}

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• 13 December - Ntoroko clashes

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• 15 January - Kasindi church bombing
• 22 January - Makugwe massacre
• 8–9 March - Mukondi massacre
• 17 June - 42 people are killed by IS-CAP (ADF) fighters in the Lhubiriha Secondary School attack in Mpondwe, Uganda
• 17 October - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels killed 2 foreign tourists and their Ugandan guide in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Uganda {{cite web |title=Uganda: Two foreign tourists killed in attack by suspected Islamist rebels, say police |url=https://news.sky.com/story/uganda-two-foreign-tourists-killed-in-attack-by-suspected-islamist-rebels-say-police-12986480 |website=Sky News |access-date=17 October 2023 |language=en}}
• 24 October - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels killed 23-26 Christian civilians in an attack targeting the city of Oicha located in the Beni district of North Kivu, Eastern DR Congo{{cite web |title=20 Killed in DR Congo Attack Blamed on IS-Linked ADF Militants |url=https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/10/24/dr-congo-oicha-attack/ |website=The Defense Post |access-date=23 October 2023 |language=en}}
• 28 October - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels killed four people, including two Ugandan soldiers in a car park in Kasindi, Beni Territory. A fifth body, assumed to be a perpetrator, was also found.{{Cite web |last=Presse |first=AFP-Agence France |title=Ugandan Soldiers Among Five Dead In DR Congo Attack |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/ugandan-soldiers-among-five-dead-in-dr-congo-attack-6051506d |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}
• 12 November - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels tied up and killed at least 23 villagers in Eastern DR Congo. Some villagers fled by crossing the Lamia River into Uganda, but are suspected to have drowned.{{Cite news |date=2023-11-13 |title=Over 20 killed in Islamist militant attack on Congo village |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/islamist-militants-tie-up-kill-congo-villagers-local-official-2023-11-13/ |access-date=2023-11-28}}
• 14 November - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels killed and beheaded at least 14 people in an attack on a farming community in North Kivu. Rebels used machetes to carry out the massacre, and burned down houses. Other farmers were still missing after the attack.{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Hannah |date=2023-11-27 |title=ADF Kills 14 in DRC |url=https://www.persecution.org/2023/11/27/adf-kills-14-in-drc/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=International Christian Concern |language=en-US}}
• 18 December - IS-CAP (ADF) rebels killed a local councillor and four of her clients in a small restaurant in Kyabandara parish, Uganda.{{Cite web |title=Five people feared dead in suspected ADF attack in Uganda |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/19/five-people-feared-dead-in-suspected-adf-attack-in-uganda |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}

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• 28 September - the coalition of Congolese and Ugandan armies neutralized more than 50 fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces.{{Cite web |title=RDC : Une cinquantaine de combattants neutralisés au Nord-Kivu |url=https://www.voaafrique.com/a/rdc-une-cinquantaine-de-combattants-neutralis%C3%A9s-au-nord-kivu/7802230.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Voa Afrique |language=fr}}

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• February 7 - Allied Democratic forces (ISCAP) raided Christian Villages and killed residents in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces {{Cite web |title=WAR NOIR |url=https://x.com/war_noir/status/1887855409341358209}}
• 12 February - (Kasenga Massacre) Allied Democratic Forces (ISCAP) militants entered the village of Mayuba in Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and abducted at least 70 Christian civilians. The captives were subsequently taken to a Protestant church in Kasanga, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, they were beheaded using a machete.

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