UN peacekeepers deployed in DRC to counter new wave of violence

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A soldier from Monusco on patrol to hold off attacks by the ADF in eastern DR Congo. FILE PHOTO | AFP

UN peacekeepers have started deploying troops in more areas of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to deal with a new wave of violence from various armed groups.

Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said on Wednesday that the decision to deploy troops came after members of the Zaire and CODECO armed groups clashed at a mining site about 40km from Bunia in Ituri Province.