Article: Two people killed as armed rival militias clash in eastern DRC

Article: Rwandese-controlled eastern DRC -- Devastating ...
M2 Presswire;  June 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... INTERNATIONAL: Rwandese-controlled eastern DRC -- Devastating human toll (C)1994 ... that 2.5 million people have died in eastern DRC from war-related causes in the last ... published report Rwandese-controlled eastern DRC: Devastating human toll that Athe killing ...

Article: Former Congolese rebels block troops deployment in eastern ...
Xinhua News Agency;  December 13, 2004 ;     532 words ... ... Congolese rebels block troops deployment in eastern DRC KIGALI, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Former ... According to senior military commanders in eastern DRC, the Rwanda- backed ex-rebels who ... 000 reinforcements to be deployed in eastern DRC to counter the threat of Rwanda, which ...

Article: VOA NEWS: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR STRONGER UN FORCE IN ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 30, 2008 ;     641 words ... ... dramatic escalation of violence puts the eastern DRC at risk of becoming a "humanitarian ... its mandate of protecting civilians in eastern DRC," he says. Asked what real pressure ... some of these armed groups operating in eastern DRC. They need to be leaned upon to stop ...

Article: EU worried about security situation in eastern DRC
Xinhua News Agency;  May 16, 2007 ;     340 words ... ... worried about security situation in eastern DRC KINSHASA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Van ... for mechanisms to ensure security in eastern DRC, on the basis of the approach being ... Uganda. While lamenting insecurity in eastern DRC, the envoy said the search for a solution ...

Article: UN Council enhances arms embargo on eastern DRC
Xinhua News Agency;  March 12, 2004 ;     362 words ...UN Council enhances arms embargo on eastern DRC UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua ... materiel to armed groups operating in the eastern DRC. It authorized the UN peacekeeping ... first half of 2003, the Ituri region, eastern DRC, witnessed a string of fierce fighting ...

Article: Foreign Secretary comments on the violence in Eastern ...
M2 Presswire;  October 28, 2008 ;     435 words ... ... Secretary comments on the violence in Eastern DRC(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS ... on the resurgence of violence in the Eastern DRC. He said; "The resurgence of violence in the Eastern DRC will have grave humanitarian consequences ...

Article: UN urges repatriation of negative forces in eastern ...
Xinhua News Agency;  February 8, 2008 ;     459 words ... ... urges repatriation of negative forces in eastern DRC KINSHASA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- United ... conference that took place in Goma, eastern DRC. The UN special envoy said that he ... earthquake that had rocked parts of eastern DRC over the last weekend. "The UN remains ...