Islamic State-linked rebels have killed 89 civilians in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lubero territory, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African country, known as MONUSCO, said Friday.

The attacks were carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in several localities of North Kivu province between Nov. 13 and Nov. 19, and the 89 killed included at least 20 women and an undetermined number of children, MONUSCO said in a statement.

In one of the attacks, it said, the rebels attacked a health centre operated by the Catholic Church in Byambwe, killing at least 17 people, including women who had gone there to receive maternity care, and setting alight four wards housing patients.

Other violations committed by the rebels i

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