The firing took place in parts of Goma, the largest city in East Congo, in early Monday, with Rwanda -backed rebels saying they demanded the UN Security Council for the aggressive end. Has taken over.
The recent development of the Rwanda -backed M33 rebel alliance has forced thousands of people from their homes in the Middle East rich in Congo’s minerals, and has given rise to fears that the threat of a decades -old conflict ends a widespread territorial war. It happens.
“There is confusion in the city. Near the airport here, we see soldiers. A resident told Reuters, I haven’t seen the M33 yet.” There are also some issues of robbery to the stores. “
Another city resident said heavy firing took place in the middle of Goma.
Residents said firing could also be heard near the airport and near the border with Rwanda.
It was not immediately possible to determine who is responsible for the shooting, but a resident said they were unlikely that they would warn, not fight.
Uruguay’s military said the rebels ordered government troops to hand over their weapons to Uruguayan troops in the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (Monosco).
On Monday morning, Monosko staff and their families were evacuating across the border in Rwanda, where 10 buses were waiting for them to take them.
Kenya’s Foreign Ministry Principal Secretary Kourier Sangoi said that Kenya’s president, William Roto, will hold an emergency meeting for the heads of state on the situation.
The eastern border areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is almost SIME size in Western Europe, is a tender box of rebel areas and militia’s FIFDORE in the context of two consecutive regional wars created by Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
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The UN Security Council on Sunday discussed the crisis on the conflict situation, which has mobilized one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
UN experts say Rwanda has deployed 3,000 – 4,000 troops and provided important fire power, including missiles and snipers, to support the M33 in the Congo fighting.
The United States, France and the United Kingdom on Sunday condemned that they say Rwanda’s rebel advance is to support.
Kigali rejected the statements that “no solution was provided” and blamed Kansasa for mobilizing the recent addition.
“Rwanda’s border near Rwanda’s border continues to present a serious threat to the security and territorial integrity of Rwanda, and Rwand needs a permanent defense currency,” Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry said.
