The United Nations describes the “mass panic” in Goma, as Rwanda-based rebels claim the control of the main Congo city
The Rwanda-supported rebels claimed that they were attracted to the largest city of Eastern Congo, Goma, Monday, as the “Mass Panic” described his two million people, and the Government of the Congo said the progress of “war”.
The M23 rebels announced in a statement of the city in a minute, which before the 48-hour period imposed by the group to consume their weapon.
In a statement, the rebels urged the residents of Goma to remain calm and gathered for the members of the Congol Military in the central stadium.
The attack of M23 in the heart of the rich mineral region is threatening to waste one of the longest wars of Africa and other displacement to civilians. According to the UN report, more than one third of the population of Northern Kiwu, where the capture of Goma is currently located, will probably promote the situation.
Late Sunday evening, the UN peacekeepers began to develop the members of the military who started surrendering on the outskirts of the city.
Congolian government spokesman Patrick Muaya has made a statement on the video posted on X, which calls on civilians to say that the country is “in a war situation.”
On Sunday, the UN Special Representative for Congo told the UN Security Council that he was closed with the airport, and the roads were blocked at the humanitarian and security junction of the huge region, “We are trapped.”
At the end of the week, Congon broke relations with Rwanda, who denied m32, despite evidence of the UN experts and others. During the last week, the growth of violence killed at least 13 peacekeepers. And Congoles was running again.
M23 has left significant territorial profits along the Congo border in recent weeks after months of peace in recent weeks. On Sunday evening, the rebels called on the Congo Army to hand over the weapon and present 3 local time at the local stadium, or they will take the city.
The Uruguay Army, which is located in Goma, which serves with the UN peacekeeping mission, where the statement said in a statement on Sunday, which some Kongol soldiers had raised weapons.
“More than a hundred distant soldiers are sheltered by the Siempre Presee base, waiting for (disarming, demobilization and reintegration) process (announcement).
In photos sharing with the announcement, the armed men are seen to register with peacekeepers with a mix of military uniforms and civilian clothes.
UN Special Representative Binkite, told the Security Council that despite UN peacekeepers' support to the Congolian Armed Forces, M23 and Rwanda entered the Munig district of Goma, “Mass Panic.” Munigin is nine kilometers from the city.
Kittan said M23 fighters push forward and use residents “as a human shield” because others fled for their lives.
“M23 has announced the airport's closed airport to the airport,” he added. “In other words, we are trapped.” He said that the United Nations was temporarily transporting non-ambassador.
Congo's Foreign Minister Teresen Kayicka Wagner told the Security Council that Rwanda was doing “frontal aggression, a declaration of war, which no longer hides himself behind diplomatic military exercises.”
Rwandan Ambassador to the United Nations Ernest Rvamuyo did not confirm or deny the demands of the Congo. He accused the Congo government, saying that the crisis can be prevented if it “showed the real devotion of peace.”
The United States and France have called for a ceasefire and resorted to Rwanda to recall M23, and US Ambassador Dorothy Shake will “take into account all the tools at its disposal”.
In the past 48 hours, two South African peacekeepers and one of Uruguay have been killed and 11 were injured and hospitalized, UN Secretary-General Antio Guterres spokesman stated before the Security Council.
The members of the Congoles community gathered on Saturday in Vinnipeg to condemn the escalation of violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the same time to call on Canadian and their homeland.
The UN head reaffirmed the M23's offensive “strongest condemnation” with the support of Rwanda's defense forces, “stopping all hostile actions immediately and left, said Speaker Stepan Dizhak.
Congo, USA and UN experts accuse RWANDA's support for M23, which is mainly made up of ethnic cakes, which have broken out of Kongol Army for more than a decade. It is one of about 100 armed groups that rely on a base in the rich region of the mineral, where one of the world's largest humanitarian crises caused a long conflict.
The Rwandan government denies supporting the rebels, but last year he admitted that it has troops and missile systems to maintain its security, noting the construction of the conglolesia forces near the border. The evaluation of UN experts is up to 4,000 Rwandan forces in Congo.
