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Fresh Congo Rebel Violence Displaces 13,000: UN
Fresh fighting between rebels in the Republic of Congo and government forces has displaced an estimated 13,000 people, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
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'I Was Forced To Kill My Best Friend', Former Child Soldier Says
It was during an ordinary game of soccer when Michel Chikwanine was abducted at age five by rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and recruited into the army.
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7 Dead In Troubled East Democratic Republic Of Congo
Suspected Rwandan rebels killed seven people overnight in a region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has been shaken by ethnic violence, local officials said today.
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14 Killed In East Congo By Suspected Rwandan Rebels: Officials
Fourteen people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, in an attack blamed on rebels from neighbouring Rwanda, local authorities and the military said today.
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Fierce Clashes Between UN Peacekeepers, Uganda Rebels in DR Congo
Fierce fighting between UN peacekeepers and Ugandan rebels raged in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, after a weekend attack by the mostly Muslim group left 24 people dead.
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Fighting in Congo Between Army and Rebels Kills at Least 30
At least 30 people including a UN peacekeeper were killed in clashes pitting the army and UN troops against Ugandan rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said today.
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UN Denies 5 Civilians Killed in UN Helicopter Attack in DR Congo
The United Nations on Thursday rejected accusations from a governor in the Democratic Republic of Congo that five civilians had been killed in a UN helicopter attack against rebel fighters this week.
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German Court Sentences two Rwandan Hutu Rebels to Long Jail Terms
A German court on Monday sentenced two Rwandan rebel leaders to long jail terms for masterminding massacres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from their homes in Germany.
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At Least 7 Civilians Killed in Eastern Democratic Republic Congo
At least seven civilians were killed in a weekend attack by Ugandan rebels in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional official told AFP on Sunday.
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9 Killed in Ugandan Rebel Attack
Ugandan rebels shot dead or burned alive nine people during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military and humanitarian sources said Wednesday.
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5 Killed in DR Congo Rebel Attack Near Beni
Five people were killed in a new attack blamed on Ugandan rebels near Beni in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday.
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Billion Dollar Ivory and Gold Trade Fuelling Democratic Republic of Congo War: UN
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN report warned today.
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'Ugandan Islamists' Behead At Least 5 in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least five people were beheaded in a machete attack in an eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that has seen frequent massacres perpetrated by Islamist Ugandan rebels, an official said.
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Congo Army Launches First Strike Against Rwandan Rebels
Congolese government forces launched strikes against Rwandan Hutu rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, military officials said, in the first combat since last month's announcement of a campaign to stamp out the group.
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Congo Fails to Meet UN Deadline to Remove Generals Linked to Abuses
Democratic Republic of Congo failed to meet a UN deadline to remove two generals accused of rights abuses and will now be formally notified that peacekeepers will not support its offensive against Rwandan rebels, a UN official said today.
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Fresh Congo Rebel Violence Displaces 13,000: UN
Fresh fighting between rebels in the Republic of Congo and government forces has displaced an estimated 13,000 people, the United Nations refugee agency said on Friday.
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'I Was Forced To Kill My Best Friend', Former Child Soldier Says
It was during an ordinary game of soccer when Michel Chikwanine was abducted at age five by rebel soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and recruited into the army.
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7 Dead In Troubled East Democratic Republic Of Congo
Suspected Rwandan rebels killed seven people overnight in a region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that has been shaken by ethnic violence, local officials said today.
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14 Killed In East Congo By Suspected Rwandan Rebels: Officials
Fourteen people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, in an attack blamed on rebels from neighbouring Rwanda, local authorities and the military said today.
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Fierce Clashes Between UN Peacekeepers, Uganda Rebels in DR Congo
Fierce fighting between UN peacekeepers and Ugandan rebels raged in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, after a weekend attack by the mostly Muslim group left 24 people dead.
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Fighting in Congo Between Army and Rebels Kills at Least 30
At least 30 people including a UN peacekeeper were killed in clashes pitting the army and UN troops against Ugandan rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said today.
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UN Denies 5 Civilians Killed in UN Helicopter Attack in DR Congo
The United Nations on Thursday rejected accusations from a governor in the Democratic Republic of Congo that five civilians had been killed in a UN helicopter attack against rebel fighters this week.
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German Court Sentences two Rwandan Hutu Rebels to Long Jail Terms
A German court on Monday sentenced two Rwandan rebel leaders to long jail terms for masterminding massacres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo from their homes in Germany.
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At Least 7 Civilians Killed in Eastern Democratic Republic Congo
At least seven civilians were killed in a weekend attack by Ugandan rebels in the restive east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a regional official told AFP on Sunday.
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9 Killed in Ugandan Rebel Attack
Ugandan rebels shot dead or burned alive nine people during an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military and humanitarian sources said Wednesday.
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5 Killed in DR Congo Rebel Attack Near Beni
Five people were killed in a new attack blamed on Ugandan rebels near Beni in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday.
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Billion Dollar Ivory and Gold Trade Fuelling Democratic Republic of Congo War: UN
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN report warned today.
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'Ugandan Islamists' Behead At Least 5 in Democratic Republic of Congo
At least five people were beheaded in a machete attack in an eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo that has seen frequent massacres perpetrated by Islamist Ugandan rebels, an official said.
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Congo Army Launches First Strike Against Rwandan Rebels
Congolese government forces launched strikes against Rwandan Hutu rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, military officials said, in the first combat since last month's announcement of a campaign to stamp out the group.
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Congo Fails to Meet UN Deadline to Remove Generals Linked to Abuses
Democratic Republic of Congo failed to meet a UN deadline to remove two generals accused of rights abuses and will now be formally notified that peacekeepers will not support its offensive against Rwandan rebels, a UN official said today.
