UN Security Council sanctions DR Congo rebels

AFP - The United Nations Security Council has placed sanctions on M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their alleged Rwandan allies the FDLR, diplomats said Monday.
The move freezes the assets of entities or individuals linked to the groups and bars them from travel.

Congoles M23 rebels (L) pass a truck of police officers as they withdraw on December 1, 2012 from the city of Goma. The United Nations Security Council has placed sanctions on M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and their alleged Rwandan allies the FDLR, diplomats said Monday
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