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Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials.

Rwandan troops attacked soldiers inside DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group with weapons and support, a United Nations group of experts said, citing “solid evidence” despite reiterated denials by Kigali. [...] Kigali repeatedly denied supporting M23 and the armed group maintains it does not receive Rwandan support. [...]

A 131-page report by United Nations Security Council experts found Rwanda launched military interventions inside Congolese territory since at least November 2021, providing “troop reinforcements” for specific M23 operations, “in particular when these aimed at seizing strategic towns and areas”. [...] An estimated 1,000 Rwandan troops also cut the main highway leading to the provincial capital Goma, an important commercial hub on the Rwandan border, and attacked Congolese positions, it said.

“On repeated occasions, aerial imagery showed large columns of up to 500 armed men in the vicinity of the DRC, Rwandan and Ugandan borders, moving in a very organized manner,” the expert group said.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/4/...un-experts

Ferner herrscht erheblicher Unmut über die bzw. auch innerhalb der UN bzgl. der Vorgehensweise der dortigen Schutztruppe:

UN 'Outraged' at Peacekeepers' Aggression in DR Congo

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested U.N. peacekeeping troops suspected of having opened fire at a Ugandan border post, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others. It's the latest violent incident involving the U.N.'s mission which has been facing violent protests.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "outraged, saddened and dismayed" by the deaths and demanded accountability.

https://allafrica.com/view/group/main/ma...82948.html

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