Amid escalating violence in the DRC, the SANDF assures that its troops are safe, despite claims of Goma's fall to M23 rebels.
Nine SANDF soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week.The South African National Defence says its members are safe in their bases, amid widespread reports that M23 rebels have seized the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.were killed, and several other soldiers were injured while serving in Sake , on a mission aimed at restoring stability and peace in the eastern region.
On Monday, after the rebels claimed to have overrun Goma, SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said the South Africans who are part of SADC peacekeepers deployed to DRC are safe in their bases.“I can only speak about where we are as the SA National Defence Force, and I have read the same reports that you are talking about. I have seen the statement from the militia M23.
“If indeed Goma has been taken over by the militia, I think discussions will have to take place between political principals as to what happens next. Remember, we are there as a peacekeeping force and not to fight anybody unless we are attacked,” he said. Over the weekend, the SANDF had said the M23 rebels launched a full-scale assault with the objective of seizing Goma, but South African forces, alongside their regional counterparts, had mounted a determined resistance, ultimately repelling the insurgents.
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