The Congolese armed forces made an unexpected discovery this week: buried in a mining site in Noro, a secret weapons stash was unearthed that could belong to Thomas Lubanga’s militia.<\/p>\n
Grenades, AK-47s and hundreds of boxes of ammunition: all of this was part of a secret weapons stash discovered by the Congolese armed forces in Ituri province this week.<\/p>\n
According to a member of the Congolese armed forces, it is suspected that the stash belongs to the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR), a militia linked to Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, who was sentenced for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).<\/p>\n
The arms stash was found buried on a mining site in Noro, in Djugu territory.<\/p>\n
The armed forces were reportedly alerted by the local population and then found the stash.<\/p>\n
The CPR is a relatively new militia, founded last year and mostly active in northeastern Congo.<\/p>\n
In recent months, it has suffered several defeats and a wave of desertions. Nevertheless, it is suspected that it continues to recruit fighters among the local population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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