Congo govt raises toll from attack in east to more than 270
2 years ago

Congo govt raises toll from attack in east to more than 270

Associated Press  

BENI, Congo — Congo’s government dramatically increased the death toll from a massacre last week they blamed on M23 rebels, saying Monday that 270 people had been killed in an attack that broke a fragile cease-fire agreement. “We are asking the population to be calm and that these M23s will pay for these attacks.” The Congolese government initially accused the M23 rebels and Rwandan defense forces of killing 50 people in Kishishe. “The government without any due diligence or investigation and with lack of verified information from credible sources, for political gains has hijack these false allegations with the dual objective, firstly concealing the setbacks suffered by its coalition in the Kishishe area and secondly, to divert one’s attention on ongoing genocide committed by its coalition,” Bisimwa said in a statement. After news broke of the fighting in Kishishe, the Congolese military warned it would that its armed forces “are obliged to respond to all attacks and to do everything possible to protect the Congolese people.” The M23 rose to prominence a decade ago when its fighters seized Goma, the largest city in Congo’s east, which sits along the border with Rwanda.

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Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
1 week, 2 days ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo’s army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the Lubero territory in the eastern province of North-Kivu in a statement on Friday. …

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks
3 weeks ago

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks

LA Times  

In 2022, M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba in eastern Congo. Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another cease-fire violation ahead of potential mediation talks, both groups said. M23 is one of a 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near …

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
3 weeks, 2 days ago

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Associated Press  

ARUSHA, Tanzania — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A communique read at the end of the closed-door meeting of the East African Community in Arusha, …

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east
1 month ago

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east. M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its …

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
5 months, 1 week ago

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The Rwandan forces’ “de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23,” the panel of experts …

Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations report says the Ugandan army supported the rebels while some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside them in the eastern DRC. The UN Security Council’s group of experts on Monday also said some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in eastern DRC and that Kigali had “de facto control” of the group’s operations. “Since the resurgence of …

Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern Congo
6 months, 1 week ago

Islamic State group-allied militants kill dozens in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Militants allied with the Islamic State group in eastern Congo have killed at least 41 people in several villages in North Kivu province, the national government said Monday, as residents openly wondered why security forces weren’t protecting them. The statement said Friday’s attacks were carried out by Allied Democratic Forces militants in the villages of Masala, Mahihi …

ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack
6 months, 2 weeks ago

ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack

Al Jazeera  

The armed men used guns and machetes to attack residents of villages in Beni territory, in North Kivu province. Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials and a civil society leader in the region have said. The armed men used guns and …

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
8 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others injured after a mortar shell landed near their camp in eastern Congo, where the Tanzanians are deployed under the banner of a regional bloc to help quell violence. President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo blames neighboring Rwanda for providing military support to the M23, an allegation Rwandan officials no longer …

At least 10 people killed as rebels seize a town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 10 people killed as rebels seize a town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda seized a town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region following attacks that killed at least 10 people and displaced thousands, reports said Wednesday. He said thousands of people had fled toward Goma, which is eastern Congo’s largest city and the capital of North Kivu province. M23 controls about half …

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal
10 months ago

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.” The U.S. State Department in a statement strongly criticized “the worsening violence. caused by the actions of the Rwanda-backed, U.S.- and …

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates
10 months, 1 week ago

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A group of rebels bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group said Tuesday, as violence in the conflict-hit region sparked protests and a humanitarian group warned that thousands are facing limited access to aid. A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring …

Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Thousands are “on the road right now”, trying to escape the violence and get to Goma, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani said, reporting from Bulengo on Wednesday. We don’t know where we can go … but …

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda

The Hindu  

January 31, 2024 12:53 pm | Updated 12:54 pm IST - Kinshasa “Militants killed at least 12 villagers in a spate of attacks in eastern Congo,” a local official and a civil society leader said as the country’s President ruled out dialogue with neighbouring Rwanda over a related conflict. The killings in Congo's North Kivu province took place on January …

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said late Thursday, the latest violence in the country’s conflict-battered east. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in …

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety
1 year, 1 month ago

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda claimed Wednesday to have seized a key town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region amid intense fighting, raising further security concerns ahead of the country’s Dec. 20 presidential election. Mweso town, which is about 100 kilometres from the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, came under the control of …

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
1 year, 1 month ago

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions and withdraw troops from their border following increased fighting that has displaced nearly 7 million people. Blinken spoke separately by phone with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame about the “volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border,” the …

At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo
1 year, 2 months ago

At least 15 people are killed when a bomb brought home by children explodes in eastern Congo

LA Times  

At least 15 people were killed in eastern Congo after a group of children brought home an explosive device that they had found while they were playing, a community leader said Saturday. “At around 8 p.m. local time, while some of the residents were trying to find out what it was, the bomb exploded,” said Telesphore Mitondeke, a member of …

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says
1 year, 3 months ago

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. Edem Wosornu, the U.N. humanitarian office’s operations director who just …

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say
1 year, 5 months ago

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations warned that violence in northeastern Congo has escalated significantly, with more than 40 civilians killed in three days. “The scale and duration of displacement is historic, even for eastern DRC,” Dr. Guyguy Manangama, the head of emergency programs for Doctors Without Borders, also known by the French acronym MSF. The aid group provides medical …

What’s driving DR Congo’s deadly conflict with M23?
1 year, 6 months ago

What’s driving DR Congo’s deadly conflict with M23?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, June 20 at 19:30 GMT: The Democratic Republic of Congo has been facing political instability and armed violence since 1996, with an estimated six million people killed since the conflict began. According to a Human Rights Watch report, M23 allegedly executed scores of villagers and militia members between November 2022 and April 2023, burying them in mass graves …

More than 45 people killed by militia groups in eastern Congo, says the United Nations
1 year, 6 months ago

More than 45 people killed by militia groups in eastern Congo, says the United Nations

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 45 people have been killed and a dozen wounded by a militia group in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, said the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo on Monday. The attack, which occurred Sunday evening into Monday morning, is believed to have been perpetrated by the CODECO militia group, which massacred vulnerable displaced people at the …

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again
1 year, 6 months ago

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again

Al Jazeera  

For thousands of people in the eastern DRC, displacement in the latest onslaught by the M23 is another episode in their fight for survival. “They are still practically using the same discourse,” said Sematumba of the rebels, comparing current fighters with their predecessors in the first M23 rebellion and to CNDP combatants. “ Kagame got very angry about that.” Life …

At least 17 civilians killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo
1 year, 6 months ago

At least 17 civilians killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 17 people were killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, local authorities said. Civilians were killed by fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces — believed to be linked with the Islamic State group — in the Bambuba-kisiki area in Beni territory, said Sabiti Njiamoja, a deputy to the local governor, on Monday. …

Death Toll from East DR Congo Floods More Than Doubles to Over 400
1 year, 7 months ago

Death Toll from East DR Congo Floods More Than Doubles to Over 400

News 18  

The death toll from floods that devastated two villages in east Democratic Republic of Congo last week has more than doubled to 401, the provincial governor said on Monday, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country’s recent history. ”It is the worst flood we have ever had,” civil society representative Christian Zihindula Bazibuhe said, adding that …

Congo: At least 22 people killed by rebels; second large-scale deadly attack in a week
1 year, 8 months ago

Congo: At least 22 people killed by rebels; second large-scale deadly attack in a week

India TV News  

Congo deadly attack: At least 22 civilians were killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo - the group's second large-scale deadly attack of the week, local authorities said Saturday. Fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces — which has ties to the Islamic State group — attacked people in Beni territory in North Kivu province late Friday evening, said Nicolas Kambale, …

More than 30 civilians killed by Islamic extremists in Congo
1 year, 8 months ago

More than 30 civilians killed by Islamic extremists in Congo

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 30 people were killed in a string of attacks by extremist rebels in eastern Congo, a local human rights organization said. Men, women and children were killed by the Allied Democratic Forces — which has ties to the Islamic State group — between the Irumu and Mambasa territories in Congo’s Ituri province, Christophe Munyanderu, coordinator …

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds
1 year, 10 months ago

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting intensified around a town in eastern Congo Thursday as a rebel group seeking to expand the territory it controls increased pressure on government troops defending it, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. Congo for months has accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23 group — whose origins lie in the region’s ethnic fighting — …

Tear gas fired at Congo protesters opposing foreign troops
1 year, 11 months ago

Tear gas fired at Congo protesters opposing foreign troops

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Police fired tear gas at demonstrators in eastern Congo on Wednesday after dozens of people took part in an unauthorized protest in Goma against the presence of foreign troops to help quell violence from armed groups. Leaders of the seven-nation East African Community resolved last year to create and deploy a regional force to eastern Congo, where …

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.
1 year, 11 months ago

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.

LA Times  

The accounts are haunting. At the Bunagana border crossing with Uganda, the rebels earned an average of $27,000 a month making people pay to carry goods in and out of the country, said the U.N. Two locals living under M23, who did not want to be named out of fear for their safety, told the Associated Press they’d been forced …

‘Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
2 years ago

‘Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence

Associated Press  

BENI, Congo — Kavira Mathe was making dinner for her two sons when bullets began flying. “We are tired of this war.” Communities in eastern Congo are struggling to survive in the wake of that massacre and others in which at least 130 people were killed by M23 rebels in what the United Nations called “unspeakable violence” against civilians. The …

131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN
2 years ago

131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN

Associated Press  

BENI, Congo — Arbitrarily shooting, stabbing, raping and abducting people, rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians, says a new U.N. report. The M23 rebel group killed men, women and children in two villages in Congo’s Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province last month, according to a preliminary investigation by the …

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says
2 years ago

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says

Al Jazeera  

Victims were ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in two villages in North Kivu in late November, a preliminary investigation has found. M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations has said. In a preliminary investigation released on …

M23 rebels accuse Congo’s government of breaking cease-fire
2 years ago

M23 rebels accuse Congo’s government of breaking cease-fire

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — M23 rebels accused a government coalition in Congo on Wednesday of targeted killings and breaching a cease-fire agreed to last month, jeopardizing prospects for peace in the country’s conflict-riddled east. M23 alleges the coalition attacked its positions in North Kivu province and was killing civilians, destroying houses and slaughtering cows, Lawrence Kanyuka, the rebel group’s political spokesperson, …

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels
2 years ago

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels

Al Jazeera  

Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the DRC denounced reports of the atrocities last week, saying they could amount to “crimes under international humanitarian law” if confirmed. The DRC army and the M23 — a predominantly Congolese Tutsi rebel group — have …

UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation
2 years ago

UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation

Al Jazeera  

Peacekeeping mission condemns ‘appalling act’ as it calls for an immediate end to violence against civilians in the east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has denounced the killings of 50 villagers allegedly by the M23 armed group in the country’s conflict-wracked east as it called for an investigation to “bring the perpetrators to justice”. …

DR Congo army accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians
2 years ago

DR Congo army accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians

Al Jazeera  

The armed forces say the rebel group also violated a five-day-old ceasefire in the east of the country. The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have accused the M23 rebel group and its allies of killing 50 civilians in the eastern town of Kishishe. General Sylvain Ekenge told the AFP news agency that M23 was “carrying out …

Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between the M23 and the DRC army has led to a looming humanitarian crisis as thousands have been displaced in the country’s volatile east. Thousands of people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting between the army and M23 rebels moved close to the key city of Goma, an …

Kenya to spend $37 million on sending forces to Congo
2 years, 1 month ago

Kenya to spend $37 million on sending forces to Congo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kenya’s parliament has approved the …

DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says
2 years, 1 month ago

DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says

Al Jazeera  

Air strikes carried out after M23 rebels seize territory in the eastern DR Congo, displacing at least 90,000 people in the past month. Fighter jets from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have bombed rebel targets in the embattled east, escalating the country’s fight against the M23 group, which has seized territory in recent weeks. “We call on the Congolese …

UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo
2 years, 4 months ago

UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts say they have “solid evidence” that members of Rwanda’s armed forces are conducting operations in volatile eastern Congo in support of the M23 rebel group, which is waging a major offensive in the mineral-rich region that has caused deaths and massive displacement of civilians. In a new report to the U.N. Security Council, obtained Thursday …

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts
2 years, 4 months ago

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

Al Jazeera  

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials. Rwandan troops attacked soldiers inside DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group with weapons and support, a United Nations group of experts said, citing “solid evidence” despite reiterated denials by Kigali. A 131-page report by United Nations Security Council experts found Rwanda …

Photos: Anti-MONUSCO protests in DR Congo’s Goma turn violent
2 years, 4 months ago

Photos: Anti-MONUSCO protests in DR Congo’s Goma turn violent

Al Jazeera  

At least five people have been killed and some 50 wounded on the second day of protests against a United Nations peacekeeping force in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a government spokesman. Protesters on Monday attacked a warehouse of the MONUSCO force and looted offices, demanding that the mission leave for failing to protect civilians in …

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’
2 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Al Jazeera  

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, over Kigali’s alleged support to the M23, a notorious rebel group, as tensions between the two neighbours grow. The Rwanda Defence Force later said two soldiers …

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack

Al Jazeera  

Several civilians have been killed by rebel fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s army and civil society groups. A spokesman for the DRC army told the AFP news agency that “more than a dozen” people have been killed in Saturday’s attack, while the Red Cross put the death toll at 24. The killings took place …

8 Peacekeepers Killed After UN Chopper Crashes in Eastern Congo, Army Blames Rebels
2 years, 8 months ago

8 Peacekeepers Killed After UN Chopper Crashes in Eastern Congo, Army Blames Rebels

News 18  

Eight peacekeepers were killed when a U.N. helicopter crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday amid rebel fighting, the United Nations said. They included six crew members from the Pakistani military and two military personnel – one from Russia and one from Serbia, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, said in a statement. Uganda’s army …

M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo
2 years, 8 months ago

M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The clashes were reported near the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni, about 50km northeast of Goma. Fighters from a rebel group attacked an army position in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-torn east overnight, triggering heavy fighting, a local official and a witness have said. “I confirm the attack since last night on our positions,” Muhindo Luanzo, assistant to the …

At least 16 killed, others missing after east Congo attack
3 years, 2 months ago

At least 16 killed, others missing after east Congo attack

India TV News  

At least 16 people were killed and several others kidnapped by rebels in Congo’s east, as violence continues to rise in the area. The attack, about 25 kilometers from the town of Beni, was carried out by Allied Democratic Forces rebels, according to army spokesman Capt. “These Ugandan-based ADF rebels attacked the peaceful farm area around 6 p.m., killing and …

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