Fighting Between DR Congo Army, ADF Rebels Leaves 39 Dead

Amouzoun Codjo, the Military Spokesman for UN mission in Congo, said the fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army and Uganda’s Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels left 39 people dead in Beni territory in North Kivu province.
He said during the UN’s weekly press conference on Thursday in Kinshasa that the fighting that occurred on Nov. 29 left one peacekeeper, seven DR Congo soldiers, ten civilians and 21 ADF rebels dead.
Codjo said the UN peacekeepers would continue with their military operations in North Kivu province, in coordination with the Congolese army, against ADF fighters.
He noted that operations of the UN force in Beni territory was aimed at neutralising remaining ADF fighters, who had recently committed atrocities against the UN force, Congolese army as well as civilians in the eastern part of DR Congo. (Xinhua/NAN)