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31 August

CODECO Fighters Kills 14 in Eastern DR Congo: Local Sources

Fighters from the CODECO rebel group have killed at least 14 people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local and army sources said.

23 August

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Islamic State-Linked Rebels Suspected in New DR Congo Massacre

At least 23 villagers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in attacks blamed on rebels linked to the Islamic State.

17 August

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Calls Mount in DR Congo to Scrap Emergency Measures in East

Political figures and members of DR Congo's civil society called for the authorities to scrap emergency measures in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.

7 August

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Soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces perform a security patrol around the Kiwanja airfield days after clashes with the M23 rebels

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Nine Killed in Attack on Eastern DR Congo Village

At least nine people have been killed in an attack on a village in DR Congo that is controlled by military forces.

Jul- 2023 -

24 July

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Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers march on December 31, 2013 in Eringeti towards the front line in Beni to fight against the Allied Democratic Forces.

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Congolese Soldier Guns Down 13 Civilians, Mainly Children

A distraught Congolese soldier shot dead at least 13 civilians, most of them children, in a village in the northeast of the conflict-plagued country.

20 July

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Nine Killed in East DR Congo Bomb Blast

At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.

16 July

Africa

A Democratic Republic of Congo soldier is seen on patrol in the village of Manzalaho, near Beni, Feb. 18, 2020, following an alleged attack by members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group.

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ADF Rebels Kill 12 in Eastern DR Congo: Local Sources

ADF rebels killed at least 12 villagers in eastern DR Congo this week, the latest in a series of massacres linked to the group.

7 July

Africa

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DR Congo and South Africa Plan Security Pact

DR Congo's president said he was planning to sign a security agreement with South Africa, as militias continue to occupy swathes of turbulent eastern Congo.

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13 June

Africa

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

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46, Including Children, Killed in ‘Vile Attack’ in East DR Congo

At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

8 June

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