Nigeria, June 1 -- Multiple blows continue to shatter security in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the deadly Ebola outbreak adding to the Congo River Alliance (AFC)/M23 conflict and stalled peace processes.

Meanwhile, the Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is intensifying attacks against civilians, expanding its geographic reach and exposing the limits of a military strategy that has failed to weaken it. Despite nearly five years of joint Congolese-Ugandan efforts under Operation Shujaa, areas cleared of ADF fighters are routinely re-infiltrated in weeks.

There are several reasons for this, including the group's strong internal succession system, which enables next-in-line officers to quic...