Thursday, November 6, 2008

U.N. Says East Congo Rebels Seizing More Territory

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese Tutsi rebels have captured eastern villages in fresh advances and are seeking to extend the territory they control in North Kivu province, a United Nations military spokesman said on Thursday.

The rebel movements north of the North Kivu provincial capital Goma indicated continuing violence and displacement of civilians, despite a ceasefire declared by rebel leader Laurent Nkunda last week when he suspended an offensive against Goma.

Read more ....

No comments: