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| Congolese troops have been conducting operations against ADF rebels |
The head of a Democratic Republic of Congo army operation tackling rebels in the country's east says it has freed 26 people held by a Uganda-based rebel group, AP news agency reports.
Cpt Mak Hazukay Mongba said the army had freed the hostages over the past several days.
Some of the freed hostages said the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels wanted the Congolese army to recognise that they controlled parts of Beni.
Omar Kavota, director of a local rights group, said the rebel group presented a regional threat because it aimed to take control in Uganda.
The ADF rebels are among scores of armed groups vying for control in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo and are blamed for killing nearly 700 civilians since October 2014.
source- www.bbc.com
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