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South Sudan to send 750 soldiers to DR Congo to fight rebels

Soldiers of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (centre) on December 28, 2022 attends the departure ceremony of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces as they are deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO | SAMIR BOL | AFP

By  AFP

Juba

South Sudan will send 750 soldiers to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo soon to join a regional force fighting a rebel offensive, a military spokesman said Wednesday.

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