Rebels killed in UN-army sweep in DRC

KINSHASA – More than 20 rebels and a government soldier were killed on Tuesday during a joint operation by the Democratic Republic of Congo army and United Nations peacekeepers in the country’s lawless northeast, a UN military spokesman said.

“At least 20 militiamen were killed in a MONUC-supported DR Congo army operation in Similiki,” Lieutenant-Colonel Thierry Provendier, spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force known by its French acronym MONUC, told AFP. One DR Congo soldier was also killed and three others seriously hurt during the sweep in the Ituri region involving more than 1,600 government troops and more than 300 UN peacekeepers backed by combat helicopters, he added.- Nampa-AFPOne DR Congo soldier was also killed and three others seriously hurt during the sweep in the Ituri region involving more than 1,600 government troops and more than 300 UN peacekeepers backed by combat helicopters, he added.- Nampa-AFP

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