https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/congo-sentences-66-soldiers-to-death-for-cowardice-and-mutiny-after-they-allegedly-fled-fighting-with-rebelsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/congo-sentences-66-soldiers-to-death-for-cowardice-and-mutiny-after-they-allegedly-fled-fighting-with-rebelshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/congo-sentences-66-soldiers-to-death-for-cowardice-and-mutiny-after-they-allegedly-fled-fighting-with-rebels#u199359Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:37:06 +0000A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 66 soldiers to death after convicting them of cowardice, mutiny and disobeying orders during combat with rebel forces. The convictions stem from incidents where the soldiers allegedly fled their positions rather than engage insurgents. The verdicts were handed down this week amid the army's ongoing operations against multiple armed groups in the country's volatile east. Death sentences in the DRC are typically commuted to life imprisonment, as the country maintains a moratorium on executions. The army has long struggl