Democratic Republic of the Congo: 16 dead in clashes between army and 3 rebel groups in North Kivu
Four Congolese soldiers and 12 rebels have been killed in three days of clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Tuesday.
The violence, which began on Sunday, pitted the army against the Congo-based Rwandan FDLR militia and two groups of Mai-Mai rebels, army spokesman Captain Guillaume Djike told AFP.
“There are 12 dead among the FDLR and its allies, and four deaths among the army,” he said.
The clashes took place in Mpati, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of Goma, capital of the restive North Kivu province.