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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...

Central African Republic on brink of collapse – U.N.

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 15, 2013 | World

New York, Reuters—The Central African Republic is on the brink of collapse and the crisis is threatening to spread beyond its borders, senior U.N. officials said on Wednesday as they urged the Security Council to help fund and support an African Union peacekeeping...

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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...