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Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies

Eastern Congo residents scramble for food and safety as conflict intensifies

AN intensifying conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army and the Tutsi-led M23 rebels, allegedly backed by Rwanda, has disrupted food supplies to the eastern city of Goma, affecting over two million residents and displaced individuals. Clashes have escalated since the start of the year in towns and villages around the provincial capital as rebels seized territory, forcing thousands to seek refuge in the city. The use of heavy artillery and shelling has killed dozens, and hospitals in Goma have struggled to cope with the influx of injured civilians. The United Nations and other aid agencies have warned that the…
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DRC army says its forces recapture eastern village from Islamist group

DRC army says its forces recapture eastern village from Islamist group

THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has revealed that 14 suspected Islamist militants and two soldiers were killed in fighting on New Year's Day as the Congolese army backed by U.N. peacekeepers regained control of Loselose village in the east of the country. Allied Democratic Force. Picture: Wikipedia Commons The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan Islamist group that has emerged as the most lethal of the militias in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern borderlands, has carried out several attacks in recent weeks. "Yesterday, January 1, an army regiment overpowered the terrorists of the ADF in the village Loselose and…
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