UN urges Rwandan ethnic Hutu rebels in DR Congo to surrender
UN MONUSCO Peacekeepers’ armoured vehicle patrols in the streets of Bunagana, North Kivu in the DRC in May 2012. The multinational effort to bring peace to the war-torn east of Democratic Republic of Congo is in danger of failing, the International Crisis Group (ICG) warned Thursday. FILE PHOTO |
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The council reiterated in a statement its support for DR Congo forces and the UN mission in the region, MONUSCO, to “undertake military action” against FDLR leaders and members who failed to lay down their weapons.
