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Ugandan rebels attack DR Congo army, UN forces

Xinhua, January 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ugandan rebels Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on Wednesday simultaneously attacked an army camp as well as positions of the UN peacekeepers in Opira, a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), local sources told Xinhua.

Authorities of the UN Mission for Stabilization of Congo (MONUSCO) refused to give the provisional death toll of the fighting, but promised to give more details later. However, local sources told Xinhua the attack left at least eight people dead.

The assailants were later repulsed by the DR Congo army and MONUSCO peacekeepers, after hours of fighting.

Military sources said the assailants wanted to get more food supplies and weapons from the Congolese army camp.

ADF rebels have launched numerous attacks against the army since the start of the year. On Tuesday, a MONUSCO helicopter was badly damaged after coming under attack from the same rebels in the east of the country. Endit