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Thu 11 Nov 2009Report claims UN strategy is fuelling violence in Congo
A UNITED Nations report says rebels in eastern Congo have gained strength despite attacks by Congolese forces and UN peacekeepers, and now exploit an international web of contacts to run a mineral smuggling enterprise to keep themselves armed and in business.
The report, which The Irish Timeshas seen, says UN peacekeepers have made eastern Congo’s conflict worse by teaming up with government forces on several high-profile military operations.
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