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2009
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| Jan.21 |
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Rwandan troops for joint operation U.N.: Rwandan troops have crossed into the DR Congo to prepare for an operation with Congolese forces against a Hutu militia
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| Jan.22 |
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DR Congo rebel leader arrested| Gen Laurent Nkunda, the leader of Hutu FDLR, the main rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested | |
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| Jan.25 |
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Congo to rebels: Surrender now The government is broadcasting messages to Rwandan rebels within its borders demanding they surrender
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Warlord Thomas Lubanga in landmark trial| Former Congolese militia leader is due to go on trial shortly at the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the use of child soldiers | |
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| Jan.26 |
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Lubanga denies forcing children to fight| The new International Criminal Court launched its first trial at The Hague -- the prosecution of a former militia leader charged with using child soldiers | |
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| Mar.1 |
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Rebels 'retake Congo positions' Hutu FDLR rebels have retaken positions they lost in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Apr.28 |
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Ex-rebel 'working with UN' The documents are alleging that Gen Bosco Ntaganda indicted for war crimes is playing a leading role in a mission involving the UN in DR Congo
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| Jul.20 |
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Mineral firms 'fuel Congo unrest' Global Witness: Western mineral firms are fuelling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by failing to check where their raw materials come from
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| Sep.15 |
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Scale of gorilla poaching exposed Map of Kouilou Congo| An undercover investigation has found that up to two gorillas are killed and sold as bushmeat each week in the region Kouilou | |
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| Nov.24 |
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UN operations in DR Congo a 'failure'| UN-mandated experts: United Nations operations against Rwandan-Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been a failure | |
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