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A Congolese government tank prepares to deploy for fighting against M23 rebels, at an operating base in Kanyaruchinya, north of Goma, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Joseph Kay)
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UN helicopters fire on M23 rebels in east Congo
Kinshasha, AP—United Nations helicopters fired on rebels fighting Congolese troops just outside a city of nearly 1 million people in eastern Congo on Wednesday, ratcheting up the UN’s role in Congo’s current conflict, officials said. The fighting began...Caption:
A refugee family from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) walks on July 13, 2013 at the Busunga border in western Uganda. Source: AFP Photo/Isaac Kasamani
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60,000 Congolese flee to Uganda after rebel attack
Kampala, AP—More than 60,000 Congolese have fled to Uganda after a rebel attack on a town near the border in a continuing influx that is stretching humanitarian capacities, an aid group said Sunday. The Uganda Red Cross has already registered 41,000 refugees and that...Caption:
Vitaly Churkin (L), President of the Security Council for March, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in New York, March 28, 2013 (UN Photo/JC McIlwaine)
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UN Approves Combat Force to ‘Neutralize’ Congo Rebels
United Nations, Reuters—The UN Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a unique new combat force that is to carry out “targeted offensive operations” to neutralize armed groups in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The...Caption:
Fugitive Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda talks on his mobile phone at his office in Goma, April 4, 2009. Source: REUTERS/Paul Harera
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