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Four More South African Soldiers Killed in Congo, Defence Department Says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the number of South African peacekeepers killed to 13 since the conflict escalated last week. South African troops are in Congo as part of U.N. and Southern African missions.

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Two South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say

Two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa were killed in fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a United Nations official said Saturday. The South African peacekeepers were killed Friday, the U.N. official told The Associated Press,

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Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates

(Reuters) -Nine South African soldiers have been killed in eastern Congo's conflict zone, the South African defence department said on Saturday, as Congolese troops and peacekeepers battled to stop an advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the city of Goma.

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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces.

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Thousands Flee Fighting in Congo as Rebels Claim They've Captured the Key City of Goma

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces

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Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo

Fierce fighting rages on in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as rebels and the army exchange fire. "All we can hear [are] gunshots around the city," one Goma resident, who has been trapped in his house since the weekend,

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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east

United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...

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M23 rebels in Congo using advanced arms similar to Israeli military: South African former general

M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the ...

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South Africa: SANDF Members Killed in Rebel Attack Near Goma Airport

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic ...

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Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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South African statistics agency updates its inflation basket

South Africa's statistics agency has updated its consumer inflation basket for the first time since 2022, including items ...

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ANC calls for accountability following deaths of 13 South African soldiers in DRC

Following the tragic deaths of 13 South African soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ANC demands government ...

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