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Rwanda: Former FDLR 'Colonel' On How Militia Funds Its Operations
The FDLR has sustained its operations in DR Congo through income from agriculture, mining, taxation, timber, charcoal, and wildlife trafficking, as well as support from Kinshasa, according to a former militia member.
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