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Too early to withdraw UN forces in DRC, US warns

"A precipitous withdrawal of MONUSCO would likely leave a security vacuum that state authorities are unable to fill," said deputy ambassador Robert Wood, adding that it would lead to more activity by armed groups.

Too early to withdraw UN forces in DRC, US warns
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Withdrawing UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which Kinshasa has suggested take place after December elections, would be premature, the United States warned Monday.

"A precipitous withdrawal of MONUSCO

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