South African Peacekeeper Killed After Helicopter Comes Under Fire in DR Congo: Africa SouthAfrica DRCongo MONUSCO
the attack, which left the South African 'blue helmet' dead, and another wounded.According to news reports, the severely injured peacekeeper was able to continue flying, and along with the rest of the crew, managed to land at the airport of the provincial capital, Goma., or what weapon was used in the assault.
Eastern DRC is home to multiple armed groups, including the rebel M23 force, which has been fighting a major campaign against Government troops in recent months, supported by the UN mission there, known by its French acronym MONUSCO, as part of its protection-of-civilians mandate.during the violence at the hands of armed groups, including women and children.
Last March, eight peacekeepers were killed when their helicopter crashed in an area of North Kivu province where the Congolese army was engaged in heavy fighting with M23.At a summit of the East African Community on Saturday in Burundi, regional leaders renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by combatants involved in eastern DRC. Kinshasa has accused the Rwandan Government of supporting the M23 rebels, a charge categorically denied by authorities in Kigali.
M23 has seized many areas of North Kivu province in eastern DRC since last October, threatening to advance on the provincial capital.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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