{"id":4560,"date":"2025-02-07T18:06:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/congo-buries-its-dead-after-rebel-assault\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T18:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:06:32","slug":"congo-buries-its-dead-after-rebel-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/congo-buries-its-dead-after-rebel-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault"},"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<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross said that civilians had paid a heavy price, and that the death toll was expected to go up as more bodies were found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With the rebels said to be getting backing from another Central African county, Rwanda \u2014 the Rwandans deny this \u2014 there was fear that the conflict could grow into a broader war among the neighboring countries and their allies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Millions have died in the past 30 years in Congo amid ethnic tensions and disputes over access to land and mineral resources. 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