Islamic State Says Fighters Struck Congo's Army for First Time
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Islamic State claimed to have carried out its first attack inside the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying Thursday on its Amaq news agency that fighters killed three government soldiers.
The government confirmed the shootout on Tuesday at a barracks in the village of Bovata, near the Uganda border, but Congolese army spokesman Major Mak Hazukay said two, rather than three, soldiers died. The attack was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, an Islamist militia, he said.