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Congo says U.S. to deploy counter-terrorism advisors to restive east
Special forces from the United States will soon deploy to Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east to gauge the potential for a local anti-terrorism unit to combat Islamist violence, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Sunday.

DR Congo accepts US military help against ADF militia
President Felix Tshisekedii authorises deployment of US counterterrorism forces in eastern DRC as attacks continue.
The mission will last several weeks and is specifically directed against the ADF.
let's wait and see how long they stay there, wanasema several weeks
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has authorised US special forces to help the Congolese army battle the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an armed group linked to ISIL (ISIS).
The ADF, which the United States has deemed a “terrorist” group, is considered the deadliest of dozens of armed militias that roam the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Catholic Church in the country says the ADF has killed about 6,000 civilians since 2013, while a respected US-based monitor, the Kivu Security Tracker (KST), blames it for more than 1,200 deaths in the Beni area alone since 2017.
“President Felix Tshisekedi authorised the deployment of American anti-terrorism experts in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo,” said a statement from the presidency on Sunday.
The US forces will boost the Congolese army’s fight against ADF in the national parks of Virunga and Garamba, it added.
The mission will last several weeks and is specifically directed against the ADF.