A vehicle burned in a recent attack lies near a Congolese army position is seen on the road from Beni to the Ugandan border, 80 kilometers east, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 23, 2021. - Since October 2019 and the launch of "large-scale" military operations in Beni Territory, the armed group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), originally from Uganda and claiming to be a branch of the Islamic State organization, has increased its deadly attacks and killed over 1,200 people. In March 2021, the U.S. State Department listed the ADF as an international terrorist organization affiliated with ISIS, and designated it as ISIS-DRC. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)