Clashes between govt, rebels kill 30 in Congo
December 01, 2015  01:19
Clashes between rebels and soldiers in eastern Congo killed at least 30 people, including civilians and a United Nations peacekeeper, the
director of an activist group said today.
Rebels from the Allied Defense Forces attacked government forces yesterday in Eringeti in North Kivu province, said Omar Kavota, executive director of a local group that tracks these attacks. The United Nations said its nearby base was also attacked.
Rebels, a UN peacekeeper, civilians and soldiers were among the dead after 10 hours of fighting, according to the information from the Center of Study for the Promotion of Peace, Democracy and Human Rights.
At least 10 others were injured and 43 homes burned in the town, located 55 kilometers north of Beni. The area has been the site of repeated attacks by the rebels, who have origins in neighboring Uganda. Those attacks have killed at least 500 civilians since October 2014, according to the UN.
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