(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) UNITED NATIONS Safar 19 1437 December 1 2015 SPA -- Fierce fighting between U.N. peacekeepers and Ugandan rebels raged in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday after a weekend attack by a group killed 24 people.
U.N. General Jean Baillaud acting commander of the U.N.'s MONSUCO force told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the peacekeepers had tracked down the rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and attacked them at dawn using combat helicopters.
'We followed the trail of the ADF who attacked the town of Eringeti on Sunday' Baillaud said adding that 'operations were still ongoing.'
Baillaud said that the fighting occurred in the north of Nord-Kivu province a few kilometers southeast of Eringeti 'in a marshy area where all the population had left.'
Eringeti was attacked Sunday by ADF rebels on several fronts. The rebels withdrew after several hours of fighting with government and U.N. forces.
According to MONUSCO 24 people were killed including a U.N. peacekeeper from Malawi and 12 rebels.
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11:57 LOCAL TIME 08:57 GMT
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