Rumours fuel fear of war in eastern Congo
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The threat of renewed war in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo increased yesterday amid unconfirmed reports by diplomats and a claim by a Congolese minister that
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The fighting between government troops and Congolese rebels has raised fears of a renewal of the warfare that broke out in August 1998.
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United Nations troops have deployed amid lush hills in eastern Congo to create a buffer zone meant to stop fighting between army factions which has uprooted thousands and raised tension with Rwanda.
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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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The State Department said Friday US officials are &quot;profoundly concerned&quot; about reports that Rwandan troops have entered the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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International concern was growing after Rwandan President Paul Kagame announced that his country's troops will launch an operation in pursuit of Rwandan Hutu rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Weekend fighting between rival factions of the armed forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has displaced an undisclosed number of people, official sources reported on Monday.
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NAIROBI, Oct. 23 -- A variety of armed groups, including the Congolese military, have routinely terrorized civilians across eastern Congo in the past year, with killings, massacres, rapes, abductions, looting and other brutalities perpetrated by all parties in the conflict, according to a report ...
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UN troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) spotted a group of 100 apparently Rwandan soldiers, raising fears that Rwanda was once again invading the vast neighbouring country.
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Rival factions in Congo&#39;s postwar army battled in the eastern region of the vast nation Saturday, killing several people, a top military official said.
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Fears remain high in N'Djamena and abroad that  the retreat is temporary and the bloodletting may be far from over
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GOMA, Congo, July 14 -- At least 100,000 people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of Congo since January, when the government and a powerful renegade general agreed to combine their troops in an attempt to pacify the area, according to a U.N. Security Council report released...
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Violent unrest in eastern DR Congo may spark a mass exodus of refugees, the United Nations warns.
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Some 180,000 civilians have fled the fighting between renegade soldiers and army loyalists in eastern Congo in recent days, a human rights group said Tuesday, warning the exodus could be the start of a humanitarian disaster.
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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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Fierce fighting Saturday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo among local militias, the army and rebels loyal to a renegade general forced thousands to flee, the UN and Congolese army said.
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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.