A Few News Articles on the DRC

As Rwandan military forces begin to withdraw from the DRC, a war crimes trial for Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga is under way at the International Criminal Court. This is one of the ICC's first cases, and the article details Lubanga's use of child soldiers. I must warn you that the scenes described in this article are very disturbing.

Meanwhile, a delegation from the UN is visiting the scenes of LRA attacks in the DRC. The linked article also offers first-hand accounts of the Christmas Massacre and analysts' speculations on the current state of the LRA.

On a lighter note, actor George Clooney recently toured refugee camps in Chad in his continuing campaign to draw attention to the war in Darfur.

Shalom,
Drew