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Rebels capture 2 border posts, town in Congo
Associated Press - November 28, 2008 9:33 AM ET GOMA, Congo (AP) - A Ugandan army spokesman says Congolese rebels have captured two border posts and a town in eastern Congo.
KHQ Right Now – Nov 28, 2008 2:33 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 28, 2008 9:33 AM ET GOMA, Congo (AP) - A Ugandan army spokesman says Congolese rebels have captured two border posts and a town in eastern Congo.
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Rebels in eastern Congo gain ground
Rebels captured two border posts and a town in eastern Congo, increasing their stranglehold over the region as thousands of refugees flee into neighboring Uganda, officials said Friday.
International Herald Tribune – Nov 28, 2008 2:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Rebels captured two border posts and a town in eastern Congo, increasing their stranglehold over the region as thousands of refugees flee into neighboring Uganda, officials said Friday.
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Doctors Say Fighting May Spread Cholera, Measles in Congo
Thousands of people fleeing a new rebel offensive could spread cholera and measles through eastern Congo in a rising threat to the devastated region.
Fox News – Nov 28, 2008 2:05 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Thousands of people fleeing a new rebel offensive could spread cholera and measles through eastern Congo in a rising threat to the devastated region.
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Congo camp moved from front lineThe UN starts to move thousands of refugees from a camp near the front line in eastern DR Congo.
BBC News – Nov 28, 2008 12:27 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Mass flight threatens to spread disease in Congo
Associated Press - November 28, 2008 5:23 AM ET GOMA, Congo (AP) - Relief agencies warn that cholera and measles could spread among thousands of people fleeing from a new rebel offensive in...
KHQ Right Now – Nov 28, 2008 10:23 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Associated Press - November 28, 2008 5:23 AM ET GOMA, Congo (AP) - Relief agencies warn that cholera and measles could spread among thousands of people fleeing from a new rebel offensive in...
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Justice essential to breaking cycle of conflict in DR Congo, UN rights chief says
Outbreaks of bloodshed will continue to occur in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where in the past few months escalating conflict has uprooted a quarter of a million people, unless impunity is ended for those guilty of the worst violations, the top United Nations human ri ... more »
UN News Centre – Nov 28, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Outbreaks of bloodshed will continue to occur in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where in the past few months escalating conflict has uprooted a quarter of a million people, unless impunity is ended for those guilty of the worst violations, the top United Nations human ri ... more »
UN News Centre – Nov 28, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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DRC opposition to Indian Troops Draws Mixed Reaction
Residents of Democratic Republic of Congo's restive north Kivu province are sharply criticizing President Joseph Kabila's administration after opposing the presence of Indian peacekeepers there.
Voice of America – Nov 28, 2008 01:49 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Residents of Democratic Republic of Congo's restive north Kivu province are sharply criticizing President Joseph Kabila's administration after opposing the presence of Indian peacekeepers there.
Voice of America – Nov 28, 2008 01:49 AM [GMT] – comment?
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The desperate search for Congo's hidden victimsOutside the headquarters of Virunga Park, three men with determined expressions are loading camping equipment into two pick-up trucks. Watching from the steps of the station are two park rangers carrying assault rifles. Rolled-up mattresses are tied down, jerry cans of fuel and kit bags are stowed. ... more »
The Independent – Nov 28, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Rebel advance forcing Congolese to Uganda
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The persistent advance of rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have forced nearly 13,000 residents into neighboring Uganda, officials say.
United Press International – Nov 27, 2008 9:51 PM [GMT] – comment?
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KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The persistent advance of rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have forced nearly 13,000 residents into neighboring Uganda, officials say.
United Press International – Nov 27, 2008 9:51 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Congo rebels capture border town, refugees fleeReuters - Congolese Tutsi rebels took control of the eastern town of Ishasha on Congo's border with Uganda, the U.N. said on Thursday, sending thousands of Congolese civilians streaming into Uganda.
Yahoo! – Nov 27, 2008 7:20 PM [GMT] – comment?
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