UN Security Council has condemned the killing of at least 20 soldiers during operations against insurgents in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<br />''<br />''<br />''In a press statement, the council members expressed condolences to the families of the killed, including seven Malawian and one Tanzanian UN peacekeepers and at least 12 Congo soldiers, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.<br />''<br />''<br />''The soldiers were killed on Wednesday during joint operations of the UN peacekeeping mission in Beni territory of North Kivu.<br />''<br />