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DR CONGO: Govt soldiers kill 23 members of Codesco rebel group
Government soldiers of the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed no fewer than 23 members of the dreaded Codesco rebel group and taken back control of two villages, including one of the group’s important bases in Djugu town in the north-eastern Ituri province.
This was revealed on Saturday by the DR Congo army which said that the operation is a continuation of its onslaught against a number of armed groups in the mineral-rich eastern part of the country where armed conflict has been ongoing for the past two decades.
Codesco has been active in the region for three years where its fighters have killed hundreds of civilians and displaced more than 500,000 people.
Earlier this week, the leader of the militia group surrendered to the army along with some of his fighters, and called on other militants to do the same.
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This development came a week after a major assault by suspected members of a Rwandan rebel group in the Virunga National Park in the DRC left no fewer than 12 rangers and civilians dead.
The National Park authorities said a major assault by armed groups on Rumangabo village “resulted in substantial loss of life” including rangers, other employees and civilians.
A statement on the park’s website on Friday said there were indications that this was an attack on the local civilian population.
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