DRC military frees 118 hostages, including women, children
Democratic Republic of Congo military has rescued 118 hostages, including women, children during patrol in northeastern Ituri province.
Congolese military rescued some 118 hostaages; in Mont Hoyo village, northeasterm Ituri on November 1, 2024 / Photo: Reuters / Reuters
The military of the Democratic Republic of Congo has freed 118 hostages from the rebel group ADF, an official statement said on Friday.
The hostages include 89 men, 25 women, and four children, it said, adding that the operation to free them was carried out on Wednesday around the village of Mont Hoyo in the northeastern Ituri province.
It said the hostages were freed after the Congolese military, carrying out a patrol, fought a group of rebels.