{{In DR-Congo the tribal militia Mai-Mai Cheka and their allies seized Friday 27 April, the town of Luvungi 65 km west of Walikale in North Kivu.}} <\/p>\n
The group Cheka and its allies invaded the town of Luvungi around 22 hours forcing local security forces fleeing without resistance. <\/p>\n
Sources said that the Mai Mai Cheka militia operates in coalition with deserters from the Congolese army and the FDC-Guides.<\/p>\n
A special police unit had been deployed in this locality in March 2011 as part of a project of the international community, to secure women victims of mass rape in November 2010.<\/p>\n
Local sources say the victims of rape have been living in fear of reliving what happened; In November 2010, the Mai-Mai had invaded the town, raping dozens of women. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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