Friday, November 16, 2018

Eight UN Peacekeepers Killed In Fight Against Islamist Militias In DRC

The Guardian: UN peacekeepers killed in fight with Islamist militias in DRC

At least seven peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers killed in clashes with ADF

At least seven UN peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers have been killed in clashes with militias in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The fighting took place near Beni, in the east, and close to the centre of the country’s worst Ebola outbreak.

The peacekeepers were supporting an offensive by local forces against an Islamist group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), officials said.

A UN spokesman said the secretary general, António Guterres, “calls on all armed groups to stop their destabilising activities, which continue to add to the suffering of the population and complicate the response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak”.

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More News On Eight UN Peacekeepers Killed In Fight Against Islamist Militias In DRC

7 UN peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in northeast Congo -- CBC/AP
Eight UN peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo -- AFP
8 U.N. Peacekeepers Killed in Congo in Area Facing Ebola Outbreak -- The New York Times
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in fight against DRC rebels -- Al Jazeera
1 Tanzanian, 7 Malawian soldiers killed in eastern DRC -- News 24/AFP

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Serious news and most people are ignoring it.

CNN is sticking pins into Trump like he is some sort of voodoo doll, so do not expect those losers to acknowledge the story or give it much air time until it is too late.

You would think s back door person like Anderson Cooper would care about the growth of Islamic groups.