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 Thousands 
 Flee as Congo 
 Ceasefire Fails 

Heads of state meet as army, rebels kill dozens

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Nov 7, 08 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - The ceasefire in eastern Congo crumbled yesterday as Tutsi rebels and Hutu militias did battle, leaving dozens of bodies lying in the streets of a town near the Rwandan border and forcing 35,000 residents to flee, the Guardian reports. Hutu residents have accused the rebel army of Laurent Nkunda of murdering civilians. The fighting appears to have been sparked by a regional Hutu militia, supported by the Congolese army; the UN did not intervene. More »

More about:  Ban Ki-Moon • Rwanda • Democratic Republic of Congo • Congo • Laurent Nkunda • Tutsi • rebel fighters • Goma

Colombian Rebels Confirm Leader's Death

Marulanda, 78, died of a heart attack 'in arms of his companion'

Associated Press Associated Press May 25, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Colombian rebel confirmed the death of FARC chief Manuel Marulanda in a TV interview today. Marulanda died of a heart attack 2 months ago, at age 78, "in the arms of his companion," he said. With "Sureshot" gone, new rebel leader Alfonso Cano may struggle to keep the Marxist group going, the AP reports. More »

More about:  obituary • Colombia • FARC • heart attack • Alvaro Uribe • Communists • Manuel Marulanda • drug trade • rebel fighters

Sudanese Rebels Fight for Control of Capital

Sudan says claims victory in rare Khartoum battle

Reuters Reuters May 10, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Darfur rebels battled Sudanese soldiers today in a rare bid for control of Sudan's capital, Reuters reports. The military later claimed victory and said just a few militants had reached Khartoum. "Thank God this attempt has been completely defeated," a government spokesman said. More »

More about:  Africa • Sudan • Darfur • genocide • Crisis in Darfur • Janjaweed • rebel fighters • Sudanese Liberation Army • Justice and Equality Movement

 UN Troops Traded
 Guns for Gold 

Pakistani, Indian troops armed rebels in Congo, BBC finds

BBC BBC Apr 28, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - UN peacekeeping troops sold weapons to guerrilla fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a BBC investigation claims, charging that the UN suppressed the story for political reasons. Pakistani and Indian troops, part of the UN's largest peacekeeping force of 17,000, are said to have traded munitions for gold. A UN investigation into the scandal was suppressed, a UN insider told the BBC, for fear of angering Pakistan. More »

More about:  Pakistan • United Nations • India • Democratic Republic of Congo • peacekeeping force • arms trafficking • rebel fighters

Nations Unite to Save Gorillas

10-year effort is the first to help dying species

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Feb 25, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Three African nations where the world's last 720 wild mountain gorillas live are finally working together to save the critically endangered animal, the Guardian reports. Until the 10-year plan was announced last week, mistrust and conflict had kept Rwanda, Uganda and the Congo from collaborating as another 10 apes were killed in the last 14 months. More »

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