DRC Militias Continue To Clash With UN Peacekeepers In Epicenter Of Ebola Epidemic

Reuters reported a United Nations peacekeeping base was targeted with mortar bombs and gunfire on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Beni as the country continued to fight the worst Ebola epidemic it has ever faced in the same region. The region of North Kivu where Beni resides has seen a large increase in rebel fighting and the most recent attack follows a clash that killed 12 Congolese soldiers and seven U.N. peacekeepers earlier this week. That attack was one of the