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Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sources
Key takeaways
- For more than 30 years the mineral-rich eastern DRC has been a battleground between various armed groups, vying for control of its many mines.
- Two ethnic groups — the Hema and the Lendu — have been locked in a long-running violent conflict in Ituri, a gold-rich province that borders Uganda and South Sudan.
- More than 70 people were killed when Codeco fighters launched the retaliatory attacks in late April, civil society leader Dieudonne Losa told AFP.
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
Add ARY News on Google AAResize BUNIA, DR Congo: A militia attack killed at least 69 people in Ituri province in the conflict-torn northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local and security sources told AFP Saturday.
For more than 30 years the mineral-rich eastern DRC has been a battleground between various armed groups, vying for control of its many mines.
Two ethnic groups — the Hema and the Lendu — have been locked in a long-running violent conflict in Ituri, a gold-rich province that borders Uganda and South Sudan.
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