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Military officials in Nairobi declined to reveal the number of Kenyan soldiers involved, citing "obvious security reasons".
A UN force, known by its French acronym of MONUSCO, is already operating in the DRC. Uganda and Burundi also sent troops to the DRC earlier at the invitation of the Congolese government.
Nairobi,
Kenya's President William Ruto announced Wednesday the deployment of troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive.
