{{Fighting between DR Congo’s military and M23 rebels killed more than 900 combatants in the country’s restive east before the insurgents were routed earlier this month, a senior military official said on Monday.}}<\/p>\n
“Between May 20 and November 5, the… [army] had 201 dead and 680 wounded. <\/p>\n
\u201cOn the M23 side, there were 721 dead and 543 captured said General Jean-Lucien Bahuma, a senior commander in the North Kivu region where the fighting took place. <\/p>\n
Three UN peacekeepers were also killed.<\/p>\n
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