North-Kivu province: International Committee of the Red Cross urges all sides in Congo to spare civilians; especially women targeted for rape amidst mass-exodus sparked by ongoing conflict; Congolese troops advanced in offensive on 5 December and retook town of Mushake after heavy fighting with renegade Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda's rebels
Country:
Congo, Democratic Republic
Sources:
Reuters Foundation (Author), published by ReliefWeb