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Rwandan rebels killed 100 in Congo reprisals -group
GOMA, Congo, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Rwandan Hutu rebels have killed over 100 civilians in eastern Congo in reprisal attacks since the start of a joint offensive against them three weeks ago, New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The attacks by ... Full Article
ANALYSIS-Rwandan rebels elude joint offensive in east Congo
By Finbarr O'Reilly PINGA, Congo, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rwandan Hutu rebels are melting into eastern Congo's bush before advancing Rwandan and Congolese forces, in a sign the surprise joint offensive will not quash militia groups at the heart of 15 years ... Full Article
WITNESS: Counting bodies on Congo's front line
Finbarr O'Reilly, Reuters chief photographer for West and Central Africa, was born in Swansea, Wales in 1971 and started as an arts correspondent. He joined Reuters in 2001, turning to photography in 2005 and winning the World Press Photo Award for picture ... Full Article
WITNESS-Counting bodies on Congo's front line
By Finbarr O'Reilly KIBATI, Congo, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A Congolese refugee in a tattered baseball cap, worn clothes and blue flip-flops begged me for a cigarette at Kibati, a camp for 65,000 people displaced by fighting in eastern Congo. I scolded him, ... Full Article
UN says Congo army, rebels committed rights abuses
(Updates with HRW comments, details, background) By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Government soldiers and rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo have committed serious human right abuses, including mass killings, arbitrary executions, ... Full Article
No let up in Congo rights violations -campaigners
By Hereward Holland RUTSHURU, Congo, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Civilians on both sides of the front lines in eastern Congo are being killed, raped and abducted by both Tutsi rebels and government troops despite a lull in fighting, human rights campaigners said ... Full Article
Congo rebel pullback raises hopes for peace talks
Security Council will vote on Thursday on increasing peacekeepers Full Article
Congo troops in disarray, armed forces chief sacked
Demoralised Congolese government troops, retreating before eastern rebels, clashed on Tuesday with their own local militia allies who tried to make them stand and fight after the armed forces chief was replaced. Full Article
Congo rebels push north despite Nkunda peace pledge
Nkunda says he's agreed to a humanitarian corridor to help refugees Full Article
Congo rebels advance despite Nkunda pledge of peace
Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo have overrun a government army base, advancing despite their leader's pledge to respect a ceasefire and engage in U.N.-backed peace talks, witnesses said on Monday. Full Article
