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Peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) patrol in their armoured personnel carrier during demonstrations against Congolese President Joseph Kabila in the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa, December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Militants Attack DR Congo Base, Killing UN Peacekeeper

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 9, 2017 | World

Militants attacked two military bases in northeastern Congo on Monday, killing a UN peacekeeper and injuring a dozen others, the UN mission and the army said. The attack took place in Beni where UN soldiers have been battling the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which...

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Indian soldiers serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo

Congo Blast Kills 2, Wounds 31 Indian Peacekeepers

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 8, 2016 | World

A grenade detonated Tuesday morning where a group of U.N. peacekeepers in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo were exercising, killing a child and a peacekeeper and wounding 31 Indian troops on Tuesday, the U.N. mission there, MONUSCO, said. Provincial governor...

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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)

UN Approves Combat Force to ‘Neutralize’ Congo Rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 29, 2013 | World

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...