United Nations, militia battle in east Congo; 2 U.N. troops injured
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KINSHASA, Congo  - U.N. forces and fighters of a tribal militia traded fire Sunday in Congo's lawless northeast Ituri province, wounding at least two U.N. troops, a U.N. spokesman said.
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At least 80,000 people have been displaced by fighting in north-eastern DR Congo, the UN says.
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Fighting among rival factions ended days of relative calm in eastern Congo on Sunday, while Rwanda withdrew a threat to send troops into the country.
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Rival factions in Congo are forcibly recruiting hundreds of children and sending them to fight on the front lines of an escalating conflict in the east of the country, the United Nations said Friday.
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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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Fourteen die in a gunfight between a militia and the army in Ituri in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The United Nations said Friday that foreign troops have crossed into Congo and called on outside forces to stop giving weapons and reinforcements to renegade soldiers battling army loyalists in Congo's eastern borderlands.
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The United Nations has called on all factions involved in several days of fighting in eastern Congo to agree to a cease-fire. Clashes continued Monday as the United Nations ordered the government to clarify
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A gunbattle broke out between U.N. peacekeepers and supporters of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on Saturday, wounding a peacekeeper for the first time in the force's 4-month-old mission.
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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.
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Rival factions of Congo&#39;s army battled in the eastern region of the vast country Saturday, killing several people, a top military official said.
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United Nations peacekeepers in helicopters and armored troop carriers headed for the frontline in eastern Congo on Tuesday to stop renegade soldiers advancing further after more than a week of fighting.
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Clashes broke out between Congo's army and fighters loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda on Monday, threatening to shatter a fragile three-week ceasefire in the troubled east, U.N. and army officials said.
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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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More than 150 rebels were killed when  U.N. peacekeepers fought off a rebel offensive in east Congo  last week, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the heavy  losses had led to surrenders among the divided insurgents.
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The United Nations is to deploy peacekeepers to try to prevent further clashes in eastern DR Congo.
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The United Nations called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo as fighting between rival army factions flared for a third day.