Militants Violently K*ll 70 Christians In African Country, Reports Say

70 Christians were rounded up and killed by militants at a church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Open Doors US stated.

The violence reportedly occurred on Thursday, February 13th.

“The militants are suspected to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a rebel group with ties to the Islamic State group,” Open Doors US wrote.

HORRIFYING: 70 Christians, including children and the elderly, were brutally BEHEADED inside a church by an Islamist group in Congo.

Christians are the most persecuted religious group worldwide, but the media won’t report such incidents! pic.twitter.com/09uhdlRgTD

— Dr. Maalouf ‏ (@realMaalouf) February 19, 2025

Per Open Doors US:

“[M]ilitants went door by door saying, ‘Get out, get out and don’t make any noise,’” says an elder in another town about 40 km from Mayba. “Twenty Christian men and women came out, and they tied them up for an unknown destination.”

Mayba is predominantly Christian and is located in the North Kivu province in eastern DRC, which has also been home to fierce fighting as another rebel group has taken over territory.

After the 20 were taken, the rest of the village was agitated and began to try to figure out how to free the people who had been abducted. They gathered together to develop a plan, but by the time they met, militants had surrounded their village. Open Doors sources report that the extremists captured about 50 other Christians and tied them up.

All 70 captives were taken to a Protestant church in Kasanga where they were killed inside with machetes or hammers.

Thank you Fox News for reporting on the massacre of 70 Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo, while other mainstream media outlets remain silent. pic.twitter.com/x2kgm2n9NH

— Sachin Jose (@Sachinettiyil) February 22, 2025

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70 Christians found beheaded in church in DRC. More than 70 bodies, including women, children and the elderly, were discovered on February 14 in a church of the Evangelical and Baptist Center of Congo and Africa. Why isn’t this all over the media?? pic.twitter.com/zWVRyl7gb0

— LEXIT (@LexitMovement1) February 21, 2025

Fox News reports:

Open Doors U.S. reports that 95% of people living in the DRC are Christian. Yet the Islamist ADF, analysts say, are bent on turning this community in the troubled North East of the country into an Islamic Caliphate, forcing this majority-Christian community to follow extreme Muslim practices.

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“The violence takes place in a context of impunity, where almost no one is held accountable,” John Samuel, Open Doors legal expert for sub-Saharan Africa, stated. “This massacre is a clear indicator of widespread human rights violations against civilians and vulnerable communities, often targeting Christians, perpetrated by ADF – a(n) Islamic State affiliate.”

Tristan Azbej, Hungary’s State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians posted on X, “Horrified to learn about the 70 Christian martyrs beheaded by terrorists in a church . . . . Hungary stands in solidarity with the persecuted Christians . . . the world needs to recognize and act against Christian persecution.”

Open Doors UK declared in a recent statement that Christians in the DRC “face severe persecution and violence frequently from Islamist militants, the ADF, especially in the eastern region. Allied with the Islamic State group, the ADF abduct and kill Christians and attack churches, leading to widespread terror, insecurity and displacement.”

Worldwide, and particularly in Africa, Christians face increasing persecution. In a January 2025 report, Open Doors US stated that “over 380 million Christians worldwide experienced at least a “high level” of persecution and discrimination because of their faith.”

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