The UN admits to killing civilians in the DRC

The UN admits killing at least two civilians in the border town of Kasindi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, adding to demands that MONUSCO blue helmets leave the country.

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(Image: Soldiers from Monusco, the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attend a ceremony honouring peacekeepers who died during violent protests against Monusco, in Goma, on August 1, 2022. Credit: ALEXIS HUGUET/AFP via Getty Images)