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Apr
08
2024
By The African Mirror
25 civilians killed in militia attack in eastern Congo

25 civilians killed in militia attack in eastern Congo

NEWS
THE death toll from an attack in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province rose to 25, a local chief and civil society leader said after a government spokesman and a U.N. document confirmed the attack. The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) group, one of many militias operating in the conflict-ridden east, carried out the killings in the village of Galayi, 70 km (45 miles) northwest of the city of Bunia, they said. Fifteen bodies were discovered on Sunday, in addition to 10 bodies recovered on Saturday, Banzala Danny, a local chief, and Vital…
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Jun
13
2023
By ERIKAS MWISI KAMBALE
40 killed in attack on DRC camp

40 killed in attack on DRC camp

NEWS
MORE than 45 civilians were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province early on Monday, the United Nations peacekeeping mission said. The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) group, one of many militias operating in the conflict-ridden east, was responsible for the killings at the "LALA" camp, the mission, known as MONUSCO, said in a statement. CODECO claims to defend the interests of Lendu farmers, who have long been in conflict with Hema herders. Its fighters have killed hundreds of civilians in Ituri province and…
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Jan
18
2021
By The African Mirror
83 dead after militia attack in West Darfur

83 dead after militia attack in West Darfur

NEWS
SOME 83 people have died and 160 people are injured after militia attacks on the West Darfur city of El Geneina in Sudan, a local doctors' union has disclosed. Violence has increased in Darfur in recent months, and two weeks after U.N. peacekeepers stopped patrolling the region ahead of a full withdrawal. After the attacks on Saturday and Sunday, Sudan's defence minister said military reinforcements were being sent to the city. The country's sovereign council said in a statement that members of the armed forces were among the victims. The attacks followed a fight, reported by both local organizations and…
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