[3] In 2019, the group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, and a subsequent uptick in civilian attacks occurred.

with On August 11-12, the ADF freed 800 inmates at a prison in Butembo, killing two policemen in the process.

Attacks ramped up again on August 30, with the ADF pillaging the villages of Alima and Laliya.

The Congolese army also claimed to have secured control over the area after the ADF left.

[7] On the same day, ADF fighters assaulted the hamlet of Beu-Manyama, killing five villagers.