{Six Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and a Congolese soldier were killed on Monday in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after Congolese forces clashed with the rebels.}<\/p>\n
Spokesperson of Operation Sokola 1, Lieutenant Mak Hazukay confirmed the reports, adding that two soldiers were also seriously injured in the clash. Sokola 1 is DRC\u2019s military mission established to fight the rebels.<\/p>\n
The clash took place in Kokola in the troubled far North Kivu province.<\/p>\n
Rebels have been fighting in eastern DRC since 1995. The ADF rebels are opposed to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986.<\/p>\n
The UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) and the Congolese government have stepped up to respond to a series of massacres that have claimed over 600 civilian lives in the Beni area since October 2014.<\/p>\n
The North Kivu province is torn for over twenty years by armed conflicts fueled by ethnic and land disputes, competition for control of mineral resources and rivalries between regional powers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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