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Villagers are fleeing their homes in the DRC. [File Photo]

Tribal clashes uproot over 16,000 civilians in northern DR Congo, reports UN

6 November 2009
Clashes between two tribes in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have caused more than 16,000 civilians to flee their homes since last week, crossing into neighbouring Republic of Congo to find safety, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
UN Blue Helmets on patrol in Orientale province, DRC

DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief calls for probe into killings by armed forces

2 November 2009
The head of United Nations peacekeeping has called for a joint investigation into the targeted killing this year of dozens of civilians in the far east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by elements of the country’s military.