🌎 Intelligence Insights | Why the ADF Threat in DRC May Be Far More Dangerous Than It Appears
Ujasusi Blog’s Terrorism Monitor Desk | 🗓️11 July 2025 | 🕜0430 BST
🔍 Executive Summary
While much of the world’s attention remains focused on headline insurgencies like M23 in eastern DRC, Boko Haram in Nigeria, Al-Shabaab in Somalia, and ISIS affiliates in the Sahel and Mozambique, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) continues to pose a growing and under-reported threat. Based in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the ADF enjoys a rare and perilous advantage: operating in the shadows of over 100 active armed groups, with minimal scrutiny and virtually no competition from other jihadist factions. This unique positioning makes the ADF both highly lethal and difficult to dismantle.