Fighting between forces loyal to Democratic Republic of congo (DRC) President Laurent Kabila and rebels in the northern DRC province of equateur has left at least 26 people dead and four wounded, a rebel commander told AFP.

“In three days of combat and bombardments in the Konongo region, we have had four wounded and the FAC (DRC armed forces) have had 26 dead according to our latest reports,” the head of the Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC), Jean-Pierre Bemab, told AFP on Thursday by telephone.
He stressed that the toll was provisional, and said that the FAC was using heavy artillery mounted on boats. “Rebel troops were pausing in an advance in the region,” he said. Bureau Report