In April, 200 kidnapping victims were rescued by joint forces from the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) following a major offensive against an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) camp along the Epulu River in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo courtesy of the Uganda People’s Defence Force. The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP), known locally as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), has killed more than 1,100 Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since December 2024 and more than 6,500 since pledging allegiance to the Islamic...