Analysis of the ISIS-DR Congo's prison break
On August 10, 2022, the Islamic State’s Central African Province (ISCAP) raided the Kakwangura Central Prison in Butembo, a city in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city sits on the outskirts of the Virunga National Park, known to be one of ISCAP’s traditional strongholds which hosts a number of the group’s camps.