Tuesday, October 13, 2009

UN Backed Congo Military Offensive A Disaster


UN-Backed Congo Military Offensive A 'Humanitarian Disaster' -- A Guardian

More than 1,000 civilians killed, 7,000 raped, and 900,000 displaced in operation to disarm Hutu rebel group, says report.

A UN-backed offensive to destroy a Hutu rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has had disastrous humanitarian consequences, with more than 1,000 civilians killed, 7,000 raped, and 900,000 forced from their homes.

A group of 84 local and international organisations today described the human cost of the attempt to defeat the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as "unacceptable and disproportionate to the results it has achieved".

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More News On Congo's Civil War

UN criticised on Congo offensive -- BBC
Report: More than 1,000 killed in eastern Congo -- AP
UN must protect civilians or stop Congo ops-groups -- Reuters
Rights groups slam DRCongo army campaign -- AFP

My Comment: Another under reported war, and the incompetence of the UN behind it.

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