Source link The move is part of the MONUSCO peacekeeping mission’s withdrawal from the DR Congo The UN stabilization mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has withdrawn troops from its first military base in the country’s eastern region, where anti-government rebels have intensified deadly attacks in recent weeks. Peacekeepers handed […]
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UN peacekeepers claim attack by Israel — RT World News
Source link The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon has accused the Israeli military of attacking a peacekeeping patrol on Saturday, during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. The incident reportedly occurred at around midday, near the Lebanese village of Aytaroun, on the border with Israel and 125 kilometers from the Lebanese capital, Beirut. According […]
UN withdraws peacekeepers from DR Congo — RT Africa
Source link After a mission lasting over two decades, the government has asked the force to begin pulling out The presence of peacekeepers in DR Congo will come to an end, Bintou Keita, head of the UN mission (MONUSCO), agreed with Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula on Tuesday. A request to remove the 15,000 UN […]