Congolese Army

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  Congo Army Says It Stopped Attempted Coup Involving Several Americans, British Man

  The DR Congo military on Sunday said it had thwarted an "attempted coup" near the offices of President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa involving "foreigners and Congolese".

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  "Let's Be Serious": Congo Army Razes Illegal Homes Near Giant China Mine

  A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As night fell about a week later, the soldiers moved in.

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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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  At 83, Willem Boulanger Strives to Realise Congo Wildlife Dream

  "I was already saying I'd go live in the Congo when I was nine or 10," says Willem Boulanger, who after satisfying that dream is embarking at age 83 on another -- founding a game reserve near Kolwezi.

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  UN Troops Help 'Neutralise' DR Congo Militia

  The United Nations said Wednesday that around a quarter of Congolese militia group the Patriotic Revolutionary Forces of Ituri(FRPI) had been "neutralised" after a three-week military operation.

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  7 Bodies Found in Democratic Republic of Congo's Restless East

  At least seven bodies have been found in an eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo where a series of massacres has left more than 300 people dead in seven months, local authorities and an AFP journalist said on Saturday.

• UN Peacekeepers Bar 7 Congolese Officers Over Rights Records

  The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo barred seven Congolese army and police officers from receiving support after ruling there was a "real risk" they could commit human rights abuses, according to a U.N. report.

• 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.

• 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.

• Army Clashes for Second Day with Rebels in East DR Congo

  The Congolese army on Tuesday clashed for a second day with suspected Ugandan rebels blamed for recent massacres in the country's volatile east, civil society and UN sources told AFP.

• Blamed on Ugandan Rebels, DR Congo Attack Kills 26: Army

  Twenty six people have been killed in an attack on Beni, a major town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a Congolese army spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

• Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day, 19 dead

  Two days of clashes between Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace just days before a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

• Girls as young as six raped by Congolese soldiers in Minova: UN

  Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, in the country's volatile east after they fled from advancing M23 rebels in late November, according to a UN report released on Wednesday.

• Indian peacekeeper killed in fighting in Congo

  An Indian soldier on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in strife-torn Congo was killed during a firefight between the Congolese Army and armed assailants.