{"id":3303,"date":"2025-02-01T07:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-is-violence-flaring-up-in-mineral-rich-congo\/"},"modified":"2025-02-01T07:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:45:07","slug":"why-is-violence-flaring-up-in-mineral-rich-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/why-is-violence-flaring-up-in-mineral-rich-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Violence Flaring Up in Mineral-Rich Congo?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/>Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide. But experts say the real reason is Congo\u2019s rare minerals, which power our phones and devices. 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