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UN Security Council team arrives in DR Congo as violence erupts in east

A United Nations Security Council delegation arrived in DR Congo on Thursday for a three-day visit, the world body said, as heavy clashes with M23 rebels continued in the east.

France 24

Top U.N. official tours east Congo as peacekeeping mission struggles

((This March 1 story has been corrected to change the reference from ceasefire deal to ceasefire process in paragraph 6))

Reuters

Hundreds flee gunshots on outskirts of key east Congo city Goma

Hundreds of civilians fled a town near the major eastern Congo city of Goma on Thursday after heavy gunfire that raised fears of M23 rebels advancing into the area.

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UN troops kill eight civilians in DRC convoy attack: Governor

Convoy was firing ‘warning shots’ which also wounded 28 people in North Kivu province, UN mission MONUSCO says.

Al Jazeera

Eight civilians dead in clash with U.N. peacekeepers in east Congo -local govt

Eight people were killed and 28 wounded when protesters in east Congo's North-Kivu province blocked and then set upon a convoy of United Nations peacekeepers on Tuesday, resulting in clashes, the provincial government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Congo blames rebels for U.N. peacekeeper death as insecurity spurs protests

Congo's government on Monday blamed M23 rebels for an attack on a helicopter that killed a United Nations peacekeeper, as hundreds in the eastern city of Goma demonstrated over spiralling insecurity in the region.

Reuters

UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo

Kinshasa (AFP) - A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the organisation said.

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One peacekeeper killed in Congo after U.N. chopper comes under fire

One U.N. peacekeeper was killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday when a helicopter operated by the peacekeeping force came under fire while in mid-air, the U.N. mission called MONUSCO said.

Reuters

M23 rebels take control of Kitshanga in eastern DR Congo

The rebels seize the strategic town after days of fierce fighting, drawing condemnation from the UN.

Al Jazeera

U.N. condemns M23 rebel offensive on Congo town, hundreds flee

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday condemned an offensive by M23 rebels in the east of the country that forced 450 people, including women and children, to seek refuge around its base in Kitshanga town.

Reuters

UN peacekeepers find mass graves in eastern Congo

Mass graves containing 49 bodies have been discovered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Thursday, attributing the killings to an ethnic militia group.

Reuters

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says

Victims ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in villages in North Kivu in late November, investigation has found.

Al Jazeera

U.N. says M23 rebels killed at least 131 in Congo reprisal killings

The M23 armed group executed at least 131 villagers in reprisal killings in east Democratic Republic of Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Reuters

M23 rebels accused of civilian massacre as ceasefire collapses in eastern DRC

The Congolese armed forces have accused the M23 rebel group of breaching a recent ceasefire, claiming that they killed at least 50 people in a massacre earlier this week and warning that the army would defend civilians from attacks.

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Kenya sends troops to DRC to join regional anti-rebel operation

Kenya's president said on Wednesday that his country is deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join a new operation against a rebel offensive.

Reuters

Civilians attack U.N. peacekeeping convoy in eastern Congo

Civilians attacked a United Nations peacekeeping convoy in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday evening, injuring two people, the U.N. mission said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Angry crowds set fire to UN vehicles in eastern Congo

Angry crowds in eastern Congo have set fire to U.N. vehicles as frustrations mount over the advance of M23 rebels

Al Jazeera

UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base

Analysts say the loss of the military base is a setback for the DRC’s war against armed groups in the eastern region.

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AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

AFP

DR Congo expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels gain ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The authorities in Kinshasa on Saturday announced they were expelling the Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels they accuse Kigali of supporting made fresh gains in the east of the troubled country.

AFP

UN ups troop alert as DR Congo rebels take more ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Rebels seized more territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, prompting the UN peacekeeping mission to increase its "troop alert level" and boost support for the army.

The Independent UK

Official: M23 rebels capture 2 more towns in eastern Congo

A local official in eastern Congo says M23 rebels have managed to seize control of two major towns following fierce clashes with the military

AFP

UN steps up troop alert as DR Congo rebels take more territory

AFP

UN steps up 'troop alert level' in DR Congo

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday announced an increase in its "troop alert level" following deadly clashes with rebels in the east.

Reuters

Fifteen killed, hundreds of houses burned in eastern Congo attack

Suspected militiamen carrying guns and knives killed at least 15 people and burned hundreds of houses during an attack overnight on a market in a town in eastern Congo, local officials and a resident said on Friday.

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