Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Warlord Who Is Leading The Rebels In The Congo Conflict Is Nicknamed 'The Terminator'

General Bosco Ntaganda, dubbed 'the Terminator', is leading a mutiny against the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which has sent tens of thousands of villagers fleeing. Photograph: STR New/Reuters

Congo's "The Terminator": At Large But Out Of Sight -- Reuters

(Reuters) - He is one of the most wanted war crimes fugitives in the world and the International Criminal Court lists him as "at large".

Bosco "The Terminator" Ntaganda, the Rwandan-born Tutsi warlord U.N. experts say controls the M23 rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has stayed largely invisible as M23 fighters notch up military success after success.

Ntaganda, wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity - including recruiting child soldiers, murder, rape and sexual slavery - was not sighted among the M23 commanders who paraded victoriously through the eastern Congolese city of Goma on Tuesday after it fell to the rebels.

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My Comment: More news on Bosco "The Terminator" Ntaganda and the role that Rwanda is playing in this rebellion can be read here.

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