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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - Days of clashes between the army and Rwandan and Congolese militias in eastern Congo have killed at least 23 combatants and forced thousands to flee, the army and U.N. officials said Tuesday.
Fighting broke out four days ago in North Kivu province, which borders the frontiers with Rwanda and Uganda, and continued Tuesday, said Col. Delphin Kahindi, a top army commander responsible for the volatile province.
Rwandan and Congolese fighters were trying to stop Congo's fledgling national army from being deployed in the area, Kahindi said.
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