Democratic Republic of the Congo: Scores die in clashes between army and rebel groups
Twelve civilians and 38 rebels have died in four days of fighting in northeast DR Congo, where the armed forces are carrying out a crackdown on militias.
The latest clashes in the violence-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo erupted between militia groups and the military in Ituri and North Kivu provinces.
Decades of internal conflict have claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions in the Central African nation.
Last week’s attacks took place in Ituri province where, in separate conflicts, the army is battling the Allied Democratic Forces -. a group with links to the so-called Islamic State - and an ethnic-based militia called CODECO.