 Thousands of Congo government soldiers and hundreds of U.N. peacekeepers battled ethnic militia fighters on Tuesday for control of an eastern town, killing some government troops, the United Nations said.U.N. peacekeepers backed up by helicopter gunships and mortar fire fought alongside the national army to retake control of Tchei, 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of Bunia in Ituri district, where militia violence has killed 60,000 people since 1999."There is heavy fighting going on," said U.N. military spokesman Major Hans-Jakob Reichen. "The armed groups are trying to break the strangle(hold) that the joint forces have put around them.""Our operation will not stop until the rule of law is established in the Tchei area. We have engaged with attack helicopters and mortars. Men in (armored personnel carriers) and soldiers on the ground are also fighting," he said....
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