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Rwandan troops fought alongside M23 rebels in DR Congo: UN experts
Digital Journal· 13 hours agoThe North Kivu province has been in the grip of the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion since the end...
Rwanda-backed rebels, DRC begin two-week ‘humanitarian truce’
Digital Journal· 3 days agoA two-week humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels began on Friday in the...
DR Congo sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’: lawyer
The Nation· 4 days agoTwenty-five soldiers accused of “fleeing the enemy” while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo were sentenced to death Wednesday during a one-day trial, according to their ...
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertion
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoIn May a military court in the city of Goma sentenced eight soldiers to death for "desertion" and "cowardice" when fighting rebel forces. They, too, are...
A militia attack on a Congo gold mine kills 6 Chinese miners and 2 Congolese soldiers
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoGOMA, Congo (AP) — A militia attack on a gold mine in northeastern Congo killed six Chinese miners and two Congolese soldiers, a civil society group said Thursday, the latest assault as violence worsens in the resource-rich region.
Army disarray hobbles Congo's fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
StreetInsider· 5 days agoSoldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo's 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a rebel advance threatening Goma, the largest city in ...
2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo's conflict
Financial Post· 7 days agoTwo staff members of the foreign aid group Tearfund were killed when their convoy was attacked in...