Monday, October 28, 2013

DR Congo troops seize major military base back from rebels: army



DR Congo troops seize major military base back from rebels: army


M23 rebels sit on the back of a truck on June 1, 2013 in Rumangabo military camp, 40 km from Goma

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M23 rebels sit on the back of a truck on June 1, 2013 in Rumangabo military camp, 40 km from Goma (AFP Photo/Junior D.Kannah)
 
Kinshasa (AFP) - The army in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has seized back control of a major military base from M23 rebels in a fourth day of renewed fighting, an army spokesman said Monday.
"We have taken the military base at Rumangabo," about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Goma, the capital of embattled North Kivu province, Lieutenant-Colonel Olivier Hamuli told AFP. "We fought, but not for very long - the enemy is demoralised by the strength of (our) firepower."
 
 
 

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