### [2026-11-10](/feed/2026/11/10/index.md)

##### Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict
# A military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels. 




### Sources:

1. [DW](https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-66-soldiers-sentenced-to-death-for-cowardice-in-conflict-with-frn-rebels/a-79906794)

### Changes:

1. The military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels.  _2026-11-11 14:23:11 (First version)_
1. A military court in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, sentences 66 soldiers to death on charges of cowardice, mutiny, and failure to obey orders, after they were arrested following clashes with Front for the Refoundation of the Nation rebels.  _(Current version)_

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