Fears as DR Congo fighting flares
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Clashes worsen between the army and rebels in eastern DR Congo, as the UN relief chief fears for civilians.
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NAIROBI, Kenya - Eastern Congo continues to be wracked by violence, UN officials said yesterday, and battles between rival militias are driving thousands of beleaguered villagers from their homes and complicating the government's efforts to strike a truce.
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DR Congo's government says troops loyal to dissident a general have attacked army positions in the east.
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Congolese President Joseph Kabila's  guards fought gun battles with forces loyal to election  challenger Jean-Pierre Bemba in the capital Kinshasa on Sunday,  after poll results showed the two would have to enter a  run-off.
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Rwanda repeated on Thursday a threat to enter Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to attack Rwandan rebels based there if Congo's government and U.N. forces failed to disarm them.
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GOMA, Congo  - Thousands of civilians fled renewed fighting between Tutsi-dominated rebels, army troops and pro-government militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said.
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GOMA, Congo  - Thousands of civilians have fled  their homes after clashes in the east of the Democratic  Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Friday, although  it was unclear who was behind the violence.
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KINSHASA, 20 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - With fresh battle fronts opening up and tens of thousands of civilians fleeing their homes, there has been mounting concern among international bodies that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is heading for a major war.
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Aid agencies try to help thousands of people displaced by unrest in the east of DR Congo.
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President Bush expressed concern on Friday about renewed fighting in Congo where the government has struggled with little success to establish authority over lawless eastern regions of the African nation.
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KINSHASA  - The Democratic Republic of Congo army is fighting &quot;a war against Rwanda&quot; in the east of the vast country, a government spokesman said after two days of fighting in the town of Kanyabayonga had left dozens dead.
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Thousands of civilians were on Thursday fleeing clashes near the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Goma between Rwandan Hutu rebels and unidentified opponents, a senior UN official told AFP.
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Congolese government forces clashed with rebels at a town near the border with Rwanda for a third day Wednesday as the two countries traded heated accusations over who was involved in the fighting.
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KINSHASA, Friday - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday began deploying troops to the east of the country amid reports that Rwandan forces were operating in the area and thousands of civilians were fleeing clashes.
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Violence threatens to drag Chad and the Central African Republic into a regional war.
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More than 100,000 Congolese have fled renewed fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo army and rebels in the battle-torn east of the country, United Nations officials said yesterday.
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afrol News, 20 December - The weekend has seen the resumption of heavy fighting between factions of the Congolese army in the province North Kivu in eastern Congo, close to the Rwandan border.