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Internally Displaced Persons – 2003

Rebel attacks near the Loulombo railway station in the southern Republic of Congo led to the internal displacement of at least 50,000 individuals, according to a U.N. estimate.¹ The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) completed a further aid distribution program for displaced people in the Republic of Congo. The ICRC offered help to some 10,000 IDPs.²

1. “Republic of Congo rebels attack military train, killing 2,” Associated Press, February 7, 2003.
2. “ICRC offers help to 10,000 displaced people in Republic of Congo,” Xinhua General News Service, July 16, 2003.