Congo army hunts rebels deep into mountain bases


  • World
  • Friday, 01 Nov 2013

BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congo's army said on Thursday it was hunting rebels deep in the forests and mountains along the border with Rwanda and Uganda, the insurgents' last hideouts after they were driven from towns they seized during a 20-month rebellion.

Peace talks between the government and M23 rebels resumed on Wednesday in neighbouring Uganda but Congo's army appeared intent on crushing the most serious uprising in its mineral-rich east since a war ended a decade ago.

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