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Kinshasa: The Congo army has got a big success. The Congo Army has succeeded in freeing about 40 hostages trapped in the clutches of the rebels. It is being told that the Congo Army fought a fierce battle with extremists in the eastern region affected by the struggle to free these hostages. After this, the Congo army succeeded in freeing 41 hostages from the occupation of the rebels associated with the Islamic State. An army spokesperson gave this information.
Mak Hazuke, military spokesperson in North Kivu province, said on Friday that 41 hostages, including 13 women and several foreign nationals, were released from Lubero and Beni regions from the capture of ‘Allied Democratic Forces’ in a joint military operation with neighboring soldiers. The hostage released on Friday from Beni of North Kivu province looked extremely tired and weak. It is not clear yet when he was held hostage, but the hostages are often imprisoned for months in the struggle affected area.
Family members welcomed free hostages
Pepin Kavota, a leader of an organization associated with civil society in Beni, urged the families to welcome the hostages and help them live a normal life. According to local media, Kavota appreciated the joint military campaign as hundreds of hostages have been freed in such campaigns in a few years. The ADF extremist groups are one of the over 100 armed groups, which have been involved in violence in the mineral-rich but poor eastern region of Congo for decades. Because of this, this country has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. (AP)
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