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Jailbreak In Congo As Civilians Give M23 Rousing Welcome In Goma
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/jailbreak-in-congo-as-civilians-give-m23-rousing-welcome-in-goma/27/01/2025/
#Breaking News #Cirimwami #Congo #Constant #DRC #Goma #Kinshasa #Kivu #Masisi #MoNUSCO #Munzenze #Mutamba #Peter #Rwanda #Sake ©January 27th, 2025 ®January Thousands of prisoners at Munzenze Prison facility in Goma, the capital city of North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo may have set themselves free after M23 rebels took control of Goma early morning on Monday with videos posted online showing civilians flooding back to Goma and welcoming the M23 rebels in a rousing manner. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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thousands of prisoners at monan prison
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facility in GMA the capital city of
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North kibo province in the Democratic
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Republic of Congo may have set
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themselves free after M23 Rebels took
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control of GMA early morning on Monday
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with videos posted online showing
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civilians flooding back to GMA and
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welcoming the M23 rebels in a rousing
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manner monan prison considered as one of
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the worst prison facilities in the world
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which as of 2020 was having more than
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2,400 mostly well prisoners for a
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custodial facility which was built for a
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capacity of just
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1050 the Democratic Republic of the
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Congo's men prisons are filled at
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432 on average according to monusco the
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United Nations peacekeeping force in the
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country making them among the most
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overcrowded in the world according to Al
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jazer report in
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2020 videos showed GMA residents running
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and cheering in celebration welcoming
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M23 Rebel group soldiers after the
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capture of the north kibo provincial
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capital on Monday the moner prison which
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is currently estimated to hold
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approximately 3,000 inmates was
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apparently set a blaze as fleing
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prisoners were seen in the surrounding
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streets videos showed the prisoners
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running out of the facility on
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challenged while a thick black smoke was
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seen belowing from a section of the
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prison facility meanwhile the United
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Nations organization stabilization
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mission in the Democratic Republic of
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the Congo monusco staff and their
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families have arrived at the Grand
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barrier border from GMA cim the fighting
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after the town was seized by the M23
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Rebel group on Monday earlier today we
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reported that one of the most troubled
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countries in Africa Democratic Republic
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of Congo government has built civilian
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residents in the country to flood
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streets today Monday the 27 7th of
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January 2025 just as M23 Rebels are now
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in control of GMA after killing the
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conges military commander over nine
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South Africa soldiers a total of 12 un
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peacekeepers forcing other conges
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soldiers to surrender their weapons
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before the 3:00 a.m. Monday 27 2025
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deadline set few hours ago local media
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reported with photographs wherein men of
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the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic
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of Congo were seen handing over their
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weapons to un peacekeepers in gumma City
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before the 3:00 a.m. deadline set by the
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M23 Rebels who have issued evacuation
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order for all koles military and foreign
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soldiers to leave the gumma city as the
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closed gumma airace conges Minister of
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Justice constant muta in response to the
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M23 Rebels advancing postures issued
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statements via his ex social media hu
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calling and begging civilian residents
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in the Democratic Republic of Congo to
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take to the streets in kinasa the Congo
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Capital today Monday the 27th of January
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2025 to take charge to free the country
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from M23 Rebels I call for a popular
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match against Rwandan aggression this
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Monday January 27 2025 in kinasa
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starting at 900 a.m. let us take charge
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to free our lands from the hands of the
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Invader Homeland or death we will win
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alongside president Tes sh we will fight
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until the Supreme sacrifice to defend
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our de Homeland the land of our
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ancestors I invite the population to
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take to the streets to denounce this
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Rwandan aggression imposed on us by the
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forces of evil Homeland or death we will
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win the Congolese Minister of Justice
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constant muta stated on Sunday thousands
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of civilians had fled the town of GMA in
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the north kibo region in order to
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survive using any possible means as M23
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militias Advanced sweetly posing a
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serious threat to the town the South
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African National Defense Force SF in a
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media statement on Saturday had claimed
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that his men and his counterparts have
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pushed back the M23 Rebels advancing
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towards gumma in the Eastern Republic of
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Congo but on Sunday the South African
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military formation announced the killing
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of nine of his men by the M23 Rebels in
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GMA in a media statement the South
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African military formation said
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Parliament suay the 26th of January 2025
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The Joint standing committee on defense
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has lent with sadness the death of nine
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members of the South African National
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Defense Force SF in the Eastern
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Democratic Republic of Congo DRC after
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the intense confrontation with M23 Rebel
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group in that country the soldiers form
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part of the Southern African development
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Community mission in the DRC and the
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United Nations organization
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stabilization mission in the Democratic
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Republic of the Congo while the
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committee acknowledges the Gallant
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resistance by our forces the loss of
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nine members of the SF is serious and
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requires investigation to prevent
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recurrence some of the issues that must
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be looked into include the combat
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preparedness the first intelligence
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capabilities specifically the
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availability of combat support equipment
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including a support and ammunition said
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Mr malusi gigaba the company chairperson
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of the committee The Joint standing
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committee on defense of the sixth
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Parliament raised concern regarding
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serviceability of Prime mission
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equipment and Readiness of the mission
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for deployment the capacitation of our
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soldiers is a primary obligation that
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the SF must ensure this is one area of
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oversight the Comm aims to enhance in
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the seventh Parliament to ensure that
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the SF has adequate equipment to respond
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to any
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eventuality due to the seriousness of
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the matter the committee will urgently
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schedule a meeting to get a full
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briefing on the incident as well as the
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overall status of the deployment it is
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important that we get a full briefing
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from the minister the acting Secretary
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of Defense and the chief of the SF not
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only on the incident but also Al on the
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status of the mission and the
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availability of adequate equipment for S
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andf members deployed in DRC and in any
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Mission said Mr Fon the company
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chairperson of the committee the court
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chairpersons extended the committee's
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heartfelt condolences to the bered
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families of members who lost their lives
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and wish soldiers who were injured a
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speedy recovery furthermore the
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chairpersons assured the families that
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the committee will use its interaction
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with the department to find answers to
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understand what occurred and to use its
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ongoing efforts to strengthen the
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capacity of the S andf M23 rebels in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo DRC on
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Monday morning said they have taken over
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GMA according to a news report by a sky
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news reporter in GMA City some hours ago
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according to local media the escalating
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and advancing combat sted early this
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year by M23 Rebels has been a major
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conflict to have erupted in eastern
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Democratic Republic of Congo DRC marking
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one of the deadliest attacks on
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peacekeepers in recent years as at on
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Sunday at least 12 peacekeepers
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including nine South African and three
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malawian soldiers were killed during
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clashes with M23 Rebels the rebels
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primar of toi ethnicity have encircled
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GMA a key City with 2 million residents
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and a vital humanitarian Hub attacking
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from several fronts killing conges and
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the foreign soldiers before the city
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finally fell to their control on Monday
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after other Coalition forces surrendered
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their arms as demanded by the rebel
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group meanwhile the Rwandan government
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has expressed concerns about statements
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issued by various parties on the
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security crisis in eastern Democratic
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Republic of Congo where the M23 Rebels
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have intensified their offensive start
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since early January misguided or
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manipulative statements do not provide
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any solutions the Ministry of Foreign
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Affairs warned in a statement issued on
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Sunday January 26
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2025 the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC
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particularly the recent heavy fighting
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around GMA was triggered by constant
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violations of the S Fire by the koles
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Armed Forces FC in Coalition with un
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sanction genocidal Mila fdlr European
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mercenaries ethnic militias wasu
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burundian Armed Forces Sid RC forces as
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well as monusco troops the Rwanda
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foreign Ministry noted that the United
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Nations had confirmed in their reports
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that the L Major General Peter sanii the
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military governor of North K who was
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killed during fighting around SE served
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as lein with the fdlr and was
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responsible for sabotage and planed
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operations by the FC to neutralize the
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leaders of the
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fdlr this fighting close to the Rwandan
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border continues to present a serious
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threat to Rwanda security and
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territorial integrity and necessitates
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rwanda's sustained defensive posture the
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ministry said we had earlier in the
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month reported that M23 rebels in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo early this
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year Advanced and since the town of
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maissi s perial the conges government
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sent 172 death row prisoners to
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executioners with 102 already confirmed
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executed while the government kept mom
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on the third batch of 70 prisoners
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including the May 19224 37 cou plotters
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who were convicted and sentenced to
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death in September 2024 just as the
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country Minister of Justice constant mut
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threaten journalists with death penalty
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if to relate the activities of armed
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group he described as Rwanda Army and
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its M23
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