MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

ALGERIAN MILITANTS LINKED TO ISIS,BEHEADS A FRENCH HOSTAGE.

Execution: ISIS-linked militants in Algeria have beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel after he was captured at the weekend. The group earlier made threats to kill Mr Gourdel if France did not stop bombing targets in Iraq               Today wednesday,ISIS linked militants in Algeria have beheaded a French hostage captured at  the weekend having earlier made threats to kill him if France did not stop bombing targets in Iraq.55 year old Herve Gourdel was captured by the Islamist group Jund al-Khilifa while hiking in the Djurd Jura National Park on sunday just one day after he arrived in Algeria for a 10 day walking holiday.This afternoon the terrorism Watchdog Site Intelligence Group distributed a video by Jund al-Khilifah,announcing Mr Gourdel's death.More photos below.                                                                                                                                  Threats: A video featuring Mr Gourdel was released yesterday in which the militants threatened to kill the Frenchman unless France stops bombing ISIS targets in IraqTragic: Herve Gourdel, 55, was captured by the Islamist group Jund al-Khilifa while hiking in the Djurdjura National Park on Sunday - just one day after he arrived in Algeria for a walking holiday 

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