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Ugandan, DR Congo troops secure eastern Congolese city Bunia

Uganda's troops have taken control of security in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, to combat local militias, according to Uganda's Foreign Minister Henry Oryem.
The deployment coincides with rising threats from the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, which is capturing territory in the region.
Military sources estimate that between 5,000 and 7,000 Ugandan troops are currently deployed in the DRC, according to analysts' assessments.
The deployment aims to protect against armed groups like the Allied Democratic Forces, as reported by Ugandan military spokesman Felix Kulayigye.

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Jordan Times

Ugandan, DR Congo troops secure eastern Congolese city Bunia

KAMPALA — Uganda said on Wednesday its troops have "taken control" of security in the city of Bunia in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, working with Congolese forces to fend off local militias. The move came as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has been seizing territory further south in the neighbouring North and South Kivu provinces, raising fears of a regional war.

3 days ago·Amman, Jordan

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Telesur

Uganda Deploys Troops in Northeastern DRC to Support Congolese Army Amid Escalating Conflict - teleSUR English

The Ugandan Army has deployed its soldiers to a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support Congolese troops in their escalating conflict with an armed group that has left over 100 people dead in the past two weeks, a military spokesperson confirmed to EFE on Wednesday. “There have been no clashes, but we have entered the city of Bunia,” Ugandan Army spokesperson Felix Kulayigye told EFE in a brief statement. Bunia is …

3 days ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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La Presse

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ugandan army deploys troops to a northeastern city

On Tuesday, the Ugandan army declared that it had sent troops to the city of Bunia, in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a deployment justified by "massacres of the population by militias".

3 days ago·Montreal, Canada

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The Defense Post

Uganda Deploys Troops Against Anti-Govt Militias in East DR Congo

Uganda's army said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local militias.

Uganda deploys troops to DR Congo to repel militias

The Ugandan troop deployment comes as the Congolese army faces a major challenge from rebel groups seeking to control the mineral-rich region.

4 days ago·Bonn, Germany

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Bloomberg

Ugandan Forces Deploy in Eastern Congolese City to Quell Unrest

Uganda deployed more forces to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighting the growing risk of a widening conflict in the unrest-prone, mineral-rich region.

4 days ago·United States

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