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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo

13 UN peacekeepers, allied soldiers dead in Congo as M23 rebels make gains in key city

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 is battling Congolese government forces in Congo's key city of Goma, causing the international airport there to be evacuated.

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International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo’s key city

Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, as the rebels close in on Goma.

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3 South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo

Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo. A political party and a trade union said Saturday that the peacekeepers were killed on

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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday.

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DR Congo rebels close in on key city as 13 peacekeepers killed

UN Secretary General António Guterres has called on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo's territory and on the M23 rebel group to stop its advance on the eastern city of Goma amid intense fighting.

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UN peacekeeper death toll in eastern Congo rises to six

Malawi and Uruguay said four of their troops were killed in clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against ...

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What’s UNDOF? Why UN peacekeepers patrol the Israel-Syria border

On the heels of the Israeli-Egyptian war in 1973, the situation in the Israel-Syria sector became increasingly unstable in ...

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Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis

Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...

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UN peacekeepers day remembers the lives lost

For the past 75 years, UN peacekeepers have served in peace operations in conflict-affected areas in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The blue helmets help countries torn by conflicts ...

Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...

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UN Chief Says Peacekeepers Found 100 Hezbollah 'Weapons Caches' After Lebanon Truce

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday peacekeepers discovered more than "100 weapons caches" belonging to Hezbollah and its allies in south Lebanon since a ceasefire between the group and ...

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DND warns Canada’s commitment to peacekeeping missions drops to new low

The military is warning that Canada has reached “historic lows” for personnel assigned to United Nations operations with the situation likely not improving anytime soon. A lack of funding and ...

UN mission in DR Congo under scrutiny as conflict escalates

The three peacekeepers — one from Uruguay and two from South Africa — were killed over the weekend in the fighting around ...

UN Peacekeepers 'Engaged' In 'Intense' Fighting With M23 Forces In DR Congo

The United Nations mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) said Friday that its peacekeepers are "engaged" in "intense" fighting against Rwanda-backed M23 forces, who have almost encircled ...

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