U.N.: Rwanda tanks fired at Congo
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Rwandan forces fired tank shells and other heavy artillery across the border at Congolese troops during fighting last week, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Congo's government had accused Rwanda of actively supporting Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, but the accusation marks the first time the U.N. has publicly said Rwanda was overtly involved in the latest fighting. Rwanda has repeatedly denied its military is involved in the conflict.
U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg told The Associated Press in Goma that Uruguayan peacekeepers saw Rwandan tanks and other heavy artillery fire into Congo on Wednesday as Nkunda's forces advanced toward the regional capital, Goma.
Kibumba is located on a main road about 17 miles north of Goma. The Rwandan border is visible to the east, amid several volcanoes that straddle the frontier.
Rwanda invaded Congo twice in the late 1990s but initially denied its troops were there both times. Rwanda finally pulled its forces out after a 2002 peace deal ended a war in Congo that drew in half a dozen African nations.
Despite fears of a regional conflict, the fighting in Congo has subsided in recent days.
Congo's government had accused Rwanda of actively supporting Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, but the accusation marks the first time the U.N. has publicly said Rwanda was overtly involved in the latest fighting. Rwanda has repeatedly denied its military is involved in the conflict.
U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg told The Associated Press in Goma that Uruguayan peacekeepers saw Rwandan tanks and other heavy artillery fire into Congo on Wednesday as Nkunda's forces advanced toward the regional capital, Goma.
Kibumba is located on a main road about 17 miles north of Goma. The Rwandan border is visible to the east, amid several volcanoes that straddle the frontier.
Rwanda invaded Congo twice in the late 1990s but initially denied its troops were there both times. Rwanda finally pulled its forces out after a 2002 peace deal ended a war in Congo that drew in half a dozen African nations.
Despite fears of a regional conflict, the fighting in Congo has subsided in recent days.
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julesrs007
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Amazing...
Africa is being mined, drilled and deforested; wildlife populations are being decimated or completely destroyed.
These disgraceful and unethical damages are being done by DEVELOPED nations... USA, CHINA, RUISSA, JAPAN... for wildlife-trade, lumber, COLTRAN (used in cell phones & electronics), gemstones...
Many of these 'natural resources' are CRITICALLY ENDANGERED OR THREATENED!
Please contact the UN and demand that measures are taken to end the corruption!
- 3 years ago
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julesrs007
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aDREWh
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They will fight until one of the cuontries establishes its dominace.
- 3 years ago
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aDREWh
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abbym0308
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I hope the fighting subsides for good.
- 3 years ago
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abbym0308
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