UN helicopters attack Congo rebels

UN attack helicopters targeted M23 rebels in eastern Congo after fighting resumed following a months long lull in violence, a local official said.

UN attack helicopters targeted M23 rebels in eastern Congo after fighting resumed following a months long lull in violence, a local official said.

Two army officers and 151 rebels were killed in a battle beginning on Thursday that the UN called the worst clash between the M23 group and the military since July.

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