At least 52 civilians have been killed this month in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in attacks by the ISIL-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the United Nations mission MONUSCO reported.

The assaults in North Kivu’s Beni and Lubero territories involved mass killings, kidnappings, and looting, with MONUSCO warning the toll could rise, Al Jazeera reported.

The violence comes as Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels trade accusations of violating a US-brokered ceasefire.