Incident · 13/01/2026
2 attacks (Killings, Beheadings) — Mausa village (Lukono) and near Byambwe, Lubero territory, North Kivu
Mausa village (Lukono) and near Byambwe, Lubero territory, North Kivu North Kivu
9
deaths
Use of beheading as a signature of terror.
Documentary record
- Incident date
- 13/01/2026
- Location
- Mausa village (Lukono) and near Byambwe, Lubero territory, North Kivu
- Victims (deaths)
- 9
- Official toll
- At least 9 people killed
- Other tolls
- Mausa (5), Byambwe (4 beheaded); houses torched
- Claims
- ISCAP (ADF)
- Alleged perpetrator
- Confirmed
- Verification level
- Single source
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Single source