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South African military flexes muscles ahead of Congo mission

ROODEWAAL ARTILLERY RANGE, South Africa (Reuters) - South Africa's air force showed off its military might on Thursday with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing" deployment to eastern Congo.Full story

Analysis: Congo rebels prepare to face U.N. force with mandate to attack

RUMANGABO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - In forested hills in eastern Congo, rebels are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new United Nations force which has a mandate to go on the offensive. Full story

Congolese warlord arrives at war crimes court jail

KIGALI (Reuters) - A Congolese warlord known as "the Terminator" who is accused of murder, rape and other atrocities arrived at the International Criminal Court's jail in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the court said. Full story

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A M23 new recruit demonstrates martial arts during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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M23 rebel recruits stand at attention during a training session at the Rumangabo military camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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M23 rebels hold their weapons as they stand guard near a U.N. peacekeepers check point at Kanyaruchinya village, north of Goma

M23 rebels hold their weapons as they stand guard near a United Nations peacekeepers check point at Kanyaruchinya village, 3km (1.9 miles) north of Goma May 15, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

A M23 rebel poses with his weapon close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town
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A M23 rebel poses with his weapon close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town

A M23 rebel poses with his weapon close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town May 14, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)

A M23 rebels keeps watch close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town
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A M23 rebels keeps watch close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town

A M23 rebels keeps watch close to the border with Uganda in Bunagana town May 14, 2013. REUTERS/James Akena (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)