Congo Unrest: Clashes with Rebels Spark Refugee Exodus

More than 200,000 civilians have had to flee their homes and several hundred fighters have been killed in recent clashes between rebels and Congolese government forces. Reports of support for rebel fighters from neighboring Rwanda have stoked fears yet again of an escalating regional conflict.

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More than 200,000 civilians have had to flee their homes and several hundred fighters have been killed in recent clashes between rebels and Congolese government forces. Reports of support for rebel fighters from neighboring Rwanda have stoked fears yet again of an escalating regional conflict.

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