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At least 30
A statement by a rights group that documents violence in North Kivu province on Monday said that clashes broke out in the town of Eringeti, when ADF rebels attacked a military headquarters.
They said that Congolese forces killed at least 14 rebels while rebels killed at least seven civilians with machetes.
Eight Congolese soldiers and one UN peacekeeper from the Force Intervention Brigade, which has a mandate to conduct offensive operations, died in combat, the statement said.
The
group also said that at least 500 civilians have been killed in the area since
October 2014, most in overnight raids by rebels carried out with machetes and
hatchets.
The UN mission andCongolese army are yet to comment on the issue.
The UN mission and
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