Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

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The troops are part of up to 903 Kenyan soldiers who eventually will be sent to eastern Congo. They will be joined by troops from other East African countries. The Kenyan forces will be based in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city and the capital of North Kivu province, where M23 rebels and Congolese troops clashed on Friday.

Published 3 months ago · Congo, Australia

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc arrived Saturday in troubled eastern Congo, where government forces are battling a violent rebel group that now controls some territory.

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc have arrived in troubled eastern Congo

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc have arrived in troubled eastern Congo

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc have arrived in troubled eastern Congo. Congolese government forces are battling a violent rebel group that now controls some territory there. The troops who arrived on Saturday are part of up to 903 Kenyan soldiers who eventually will be sent to eastern Congo, joined by troops from Uganda, Burundi and South Sudan. Leaders of countries in the East African Community …

3 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Kenya sends 1st batch of troops to rebel-hit eastern Congo

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan troops deployed under the banner of a regional bloc arrived Saturday in troubled eastern Congo, where government forces are battling a violent rebel group that now controls some territory. The troops are part of up to 903 Kenyan soldiers who eventually will be sent to eastern Congo, joined by troops from other East African countries.The chief of Kenya’s defense forces, Gen. Robert Kibochi, saw the soldiers off at the…

3 months ago·Tacoma, United States

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