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War criminal Lubanga launches new rebel group, threatens fresh chaos in eastern Congo

Former Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga awaiting the judges' verdict in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on 1 December 2014. REUTERS - Michael Kooren

The convicted war criminal, Thomas Lubanga, based in Uganda, has declared the formation of a new rebel movement - the Convention for the Popular Revolution - aimed at overthrowing the government in Ituri province, eastern Congo, posing yet another security threat in the conflict-ravaged region.

The province is just north of North Kivu, where Congo's army is already facing the unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

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