DRC: Civilian death toll rises as rebels embark on campaign of sporadic slaughter

Headline Title: DRC: Civilian death toll rises as rebels embark on campaign of slaughter 31 October 2014 UN peacekeepers and the Congolese authorities must act urgently to protect civilians from a spate of sporadic attacks by armed rebels which has left at least 100 dead in the last month said Amnesty International today.In the most recent attack on the night of 30 October 2014 , it is reported that 18 civilians were killed and seven seriously wounded by the armed group, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), in Kampi ya Chuyi approximately 75 kilometres from Beni town in eastern Democratic…

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