U.N. Warns of Violence Against Children in Congo, Infants Used as Suicide Bombs
UNICEF warns that violence against children has escalated to horrifying levels in the war-torn eastern provinces of the Congo.
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Uganda and Congo Extend Joint Military Operation Against Islamic State
The military forces of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced on Wednesday that a joint military operation against Islamist insurgents in eastern Congo will be extended into a “third phase” because the enemy has not been “eradicated.”
Anglican Bishop Condemns Christmas Suicide Bombing in DR Congo as ‘Cowardice’
A presumed Islamic terrorist blew himself up in a restaurant on Christmas Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing five Christians and himself and injuring 14 more.
Six Dead After Suicide Bombing in Congo on Christmas Day
A suicide bomber struck a restaurant in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Christmas Day, killing himself and at least six others, according to Congo government officials. Patrick Muyaya, Congo’s government spokesman, confirmed on Twitter that the explosion resulted from a suicide
At Least 30 Dead in DR Congo Massacre Blamed on Jihadists
Rebels shot or hacked to death at least 30 people in a new massacre in northeastern DR Congo, and the attack has been attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group linked to the Islamic State,
The Next War? U.S. Military Prepares Anti-Islamic State Mission in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s government on Sunday authorized a U.S. military aid mission in the country designed to help the DRC army fight a local affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group called the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
