M23 rebellion, UN and Congo
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo
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UN Security Council Calls on Rwanda to Pull Troops From Congo
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UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence
UN Security Council weighs calling on Rwanda to pull troops from Congo
Rwanda accuses Congo of fighting alongside the FDLR. The Congolese military has vowed to arrest soldiers who cooperate with the FDLR, but the government has continued to use FDLR fighters as proxies, U.N. experts said in December.
UK Will Impose Sanctions on Rwanda
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed. The European Union on Friday summoned Rwanda's ambassador to demand Kigali pull out troops from the country and stop backing the armed group.
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region.
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road without their equipment or uniforms.
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