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A member of FIB stands guard in the Beni region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where the UN backed the FARDC in an operation (March 2014). Photo: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti

DR CONGO: SECURITY COUNCIL CONDEMNS MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS, ATTACKS ON PEACEKEEPERS

The United Nations Security Council has condemned in the strongest terms the massacres perpetrated against civilians on 20 November near the city of Beni in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as well as the ongoing attacks targeting peacekeepers. Read more


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