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Demobilized M23 Fighters Leave Camp In Uganda, Cross Border

January 16 2017

Dem Rep Of Congo

Armed fighters from a former Congolese rebel group have crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo from Uganda, say DRC officials cited by Reuters.

The rebels from the M23 group had been in camps for demobilized fighters in Uganda since they were defeated in 2013, reported AFP.

On Saturday, at least 200 of them crossed the border near Virunga National Park and took over the town of Inshasha in North Kivu province, said a DRC government spokesman. "Congolese armed forces...

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