DR Congo says pullout of UN peacekeepers has started
DR Congo considers the UN force to be ineffective in protecting civilians.
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DR Congo considers the UN force to be ineffective in protecting civilians.
In first phase of the withdrawal, about 2,000 UN troops will leave the restive eastern areas by the end of
Residents in the capital Kinshasa say foul-smelling water poured into their homes when the Congo River rose to its highest level in decades. At least 300
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A three-phased withdrawal of the 15,000-force will begin in the South Kivu province where at least 2,000 security personnel will leave by the end of April in the first phase, after which forces in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces wil also leave