Tag: #AFCM23
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DRONE STRIKES KILL AID WORKER IN GOMA, RAISE WAR CRIMES CONCERNS
Drone attacks hit Goma in eastern Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people, including a French aid worker, marking the first such strike since AFC/M23 seized the city last year. The rebel group blamed the Congolese army for targeting densely populated areas, while UN peacekeepers warned attacks on staff could constitute war crimes. The…
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US SANCTIONS RWANDA OVER CONGO CONFLICT AS FIGHTING ESCALATES
The U.S. has slapped sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials, accusing them of backing the AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and calling for an immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region. The Treasury Department said the rebels’ territorial gains would have been impossible without Rwandan support, while the…
