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
Documented facts nearby
Repulsed Attack — Kazaroho, North Kivu
Kazaroho, North Kivu
Failure of an incursion in the face of local mobilisation.
Sources: www.facebook.com
Single source
Attack (Killings, Arsons) — Mbimbi neighbourhood, commune of Oïcha, Beni territory, North-Kivu province
Mbimbi neighbourhood, commune of Oïcha, Beni territory, North-Kivu province
Night-time raid, victims burned alive.
Single source
Simultaneous attacks — 3 villages (Kilonge, Katanga, Hommeleo), Lubero territory, North Kivu
3 villages (Kilonge, Katanga, Hommeleo), Lubero territory, North Kivu
Coordinated New Year massacres.
Single source