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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 29 > Rebels’ advance in Congo threatens U.N. operations

Rebels’ advance in Congo threatens U.N. operations

By Jeffrey Gettleman and Neil Macfarquhar / The Bulletin
October 29, 2008

NAIROBI, Kenya — With rebels closing in and artillery shells raining down, the United Nations said it decided on Tuesday to extract its aid workers who were holed up in the Congolese village of Rutshuru.

But the attempt to evacuate roughly 50 aid workers trapped in the battle zone was....

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