Six エリート 兵士s killed in eastern Congo 待ち伏せ／迎撃する
GOMA, Democratic 共和国 of Congo, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U nidentified gunmen killed six エリート 大統領の guard 兵士s on Monday in an 待ち伏せ／迎撃する in eastern Democratic 共和国 of Congo, 軍の and 地元の sources said, a 地域 still 疫病／悩ますd by 暴力／激しさ more than a １０年間 after years of civil war ended.
A 軍の source, who spoke on 条件 of anonymity, said members of the 共和国の／共和党の Guard, 責任がある 保護するing the 大統領，／社長 and 戦略の 地位，任命するs, were on their way to collect rations when their jeep （機の）カム under 激しい 武器 解雇する／砲火／射撃 on a main road 40 km (25 miles) north of the North Kivu 資本／首都 of Goma.
"The elements of the 共和国の／共和党の Guard fell into an 待ち伏せ／迎撃する that killed six, and the 加害者s 燃やすd the jeep," the source said. "We have すぐに opened an 調査."
The 知事 of North Kivu 州 was not すぐに 利用できる for comment.
Eastern Congo, which was 荒廃させるd by two wars between 1996 and 2003 that killed millions, most dying from hunger and 病気, remains beset by dozens of 武装した groups who compete over reserves of gold, tin and tantalum.
Rutshuru 領土, where the attack took place, has seen an uptick in 暴力／激しさ this year, with dozens kidnapped by 武装した 民兵s and 犯罪の ギャング（団）s.
Innocent Gasigwa, a 広報担当者 for a civil society in Rutshuru, said that six 兵士s had been killed, three 負傷させるd and one taken 人質 by the gunmen in the town of Rugari.
He said that 闘士，戦闘機s from the Democratic 軍隊s for the 解放 of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu 民兵 based in eastern Congo since 逃げるing Rwanda after the 1994 集団殺戮, were active around Rugari.
Congo's army 開始する，打ち上げるd 操作／手術s against the FDLR in February, 刺激するing 報復の attacks against Congolese 兵士s and 非軍事のs.
A 広報担当者 for the FDLR could not be すぐに reached for comment. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Kenny Katombe; 付加 報告（する）／憶測ing by Aaron Ross; Editing by Louise Ireland)
