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.
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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Congolese gather on the roadside at an impromptu site for the displaced in Kanyarucinya on the outskirts of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
