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Women take up arms as sexual violence ravages eastern DRC

Published by Al Jazeera 26 September 2026 at 19:24
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Women take up arms as sexual violence ravages eastern DRC
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As war and sexual violence rage in eastern DRC, women are joining pro-government Wazalendo fighters to defend themselves

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