The United Nations said on Wednesday that the Eastern congregation city is relative calm in Goma, after several days of rapid battle between Rwanda-supported M33 rebels and the Kangoli army for the control of the city.
“Hover, sporadic shooting continues, but there is a holistic lack of fire exchange within the city.” “In the north -west of Goma, there are constant clashes in the surrounding area.”
Dujarik said the bodies were on the streets, and Humanitrian reports at least 2,000 people were injured by weapons and pellets as the fight increased.
In early January, the M23 rebels signed a ceasefire agreement, with the support of the Rwanda Army, with the support of the Rwanda Army, a large -scale aggressive aggressively introduced in the minerals. On Monday, M23 stated that it had captured the city of Goma and over 2 million people, the capital of North Kivu province, out of which thousands of people have been displaced by other conflicts AEAS. Rwanda alleges that it supports rebels.
Asked who controls the city, Dusarric stated that the United Nations assesses that the M23 rebels clearly have “upper hand”.
The United Nations has a peace mission in Eastern Congo, known as Monusko, currently about 10,000 soldiers and police tasked to protect citizens and disprove fighters. It has been in the process of portraying its presence at the request of the Congo government. In June, it completely left the neighboring South Kivu province. The rebels are reported to be pushed towards their capital Bukevu.
In Goma and around, Monusco strengthened IT posts to combat the rebels’ advances, a quick response force, a rapid deployment battalion, a reserve battalion, a platoon of special forces and the IT posts to combat a battery of a artillery Has done
“The priority of the mission is still the protection of its personnel, its assets and many citizens within the United Nations Complex,” said Duzric. “Our peaceful military is planning to send a patrol in Goma today to assess the situation, conduct resurrection and assess the routes.”
The United Nations says that Goma’s airport remains closed, stopping the flow of human supply. Most of the roads connecting Goma to the rest of the country are so closed. Water and electricity have been cut off from Zion, and the Internet usage has been disrupted from Monday. Only mobile phones are working.
In the capital, Kinshasa, the situation that calms on Wednesday. Dujarik said the main roads were allegedly empty, and supermarkets were closed due to high risk of looting. On Tuesday, protesters attacked, looted and burnt some embassies including Belgium, France and Rwanda. The United States said that on Tuesday it was shutting down its embassy until next notice. On Wednesday, it advised Americans not to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The United Nations Security Council and General Secretary Antonio Guterres have immediately called the M23 to stop the hosts and move away from the occupied areas. He is therefore called for the return of the ravandan forces and a return to the Luanda process of the maintenance of mediation by Joao Luco, the President of the Angan forces.
The East African community, which included DRC and Rwanda, was expected to hold an emergency summit on Wednesday evening. Reuters reported that Rwanda President Paul Kagame would participate, but the President of the Congole Felix Teskedi did not expect specifically.
Prior to the latest round of violence, Eastern DRC with armed groups to confiscate the control of valuable mineral deposits of the country with about 6.5 million people due to efforts by armed groups, one of the largest and longest human crises in the world, Was kept in
