12 killed in rebel attack in DR Congo's Ituri province
Militiamen from the armed URDPC/Codeco group and members of the Lendu community attend a meeting with former warlords in Wadda village, Ituri Province in north eastern DRC on September 19, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
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The Codeco group -- Cooperative for the Development of Congo -- is one of a swathe of rebel groups in the violence-wracked country and local sources said their latest killing spree came in apparent reprisal for an attack on them by the military.
The provinces of Ituri and North Kivu were placed under a state of siege in May with local authorities replaced by army officers and police but the violence has continued unabated.
