More than 100,000 people have fled their homes and dozens been killed after fighting reignited between Congolese soldiers and the M23 rebel group, in one of the world's longest and deadliest conflicts. Now, Kenyan forces are joining the battle to support the Congolese military, in a bid to bring peace to the mineral-rich country which is being fought over by numerous different armed groups.
The intensity of the escalation has been such that President Félix Tshisekedi issued a call to arms on Thursday. He urged the country's youth to "organise themselves into vigilance groups" to support the army. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame came to power at the head of a rebel Tutsi army fighting Hutu extremists who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tutsis during the 1994 genocide. Many of those responsible then fled to DR Congo after Mr Kagame's forces took over in Rwanda, taking the conflict across the border with them.
Military officials have declined to reveal the numbers of soldiers involved, citing security and strategic reasons. The different contingents will each have distinct missions. Kenyan soldiers will focus on rebels in the North Kivu area where some of their counterparts are already embedded in the UN force.
richardkagoe DR Congo Army sources say the Congo military is fighting the M23 in Mwaro today, a village about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of Goma. The clashes are happening just a day after Kenyan troops deployed to eastern DRC. - Barron’s
richardkagoe Another thousand looters.
richardkagoe Keeping Africans busy with unnecessary wars while the others are busy looting the countries dry
richardkagoe Someone wants a share.😎
richardkagoe Tutsi are somalis origin so kenya fighting somalis inside Somalia territory & outside somalia as well as those in kenya ethnically
richardkagoe Anywhere in Africa, if Kenya army steps-in party involved must end war either negotiation or by fire
richardkagoe Cause someone supporting and funding M23 said it would take his army just 2weeks to foil the Kenyan force.
richardkagoe Considering this strongly worded tweet from a representative of Uganda's elite these are dire times for the East African Community's spirit of unity. Scary times to be in the Great Lakes region.
richardkagoe Whoever authorised our honourable KDF soldiers to join the M23 war should understand that he is sending our sons and daughters to die in a war that is of personal business interest. Nabii
richardkagoe You have a mind of your own. It is very boring to underrate the ability of African Countries, Kenya is a strong state and we have the ability to restore peace in Congo and Build Africa for Africans using African Resources.
richardkagoe Interesting times in East Africa
richardkagoe WHO
richardkagoe No difference at all. They are just in their games if you think deep like me
richardkagoe 'In the past year, violence has increased once more as security forces battle against more than 100 armed groups in the east of the country, despite the presence of a large United Nations peacekeeping operation.'
richardkagoe Ask museveni son knows m23
richardkagoe We pray thier mission goes as planned to flush out shit.
iamBarnet richardkagoe They will be flushed out. I think they have become a nuisance!!!
richardkagoe What if they all don't war? What if the guns were turned in the opposite direction, now that'll be news eh?
richardkagoe Ruto is like an m23 defender so the difference is the similarity, because museven, Ruto and kagame are the one supporting that so called M23 in Congo.
richardkagoe Let them go at their own risk... we're watching them very closely!
richardkagoe ☆☆☆
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