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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| Peacekeepers at War |
| 2005-07-01 |
| July 1, 2005: The UN reports new major clashes between UN peacekeeping troops and rogue militias in the eastern Congo. On June 27 at least 300 UN peacekeepers tangled with 150 militia fighters in Ituri Province. The UN troops involved in the operation were Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Moroccan. The UN force was in the village of Medu (north of Bunia) conducting a search operation (presumably a weapons search operation) when 150 militiamen attacked with mortars and RPGs. The firefight lasted eight hours, before the militia fighters withdrew. Two Indian Mi-25 attack helicopters supported the UN ground troops in the engagement. The militiamen apparently belonged to the Ituri Patriotic Resistance Front (FRPI). The government now estimates that 8000 to 10,000 militiamen remain in the eastern Congo, and 1,000 of these militiamen are armed. Rwandan sources say the total number of militiamen is closer to 15,000-- but it is the armed component that is of course the determinative figure. Until late May, the government and the UN were reporting some success in their disarmament program. The disarmament program includes "persuasive" programs (like trading bicycles for automatic rifles) as well as the active military operations. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #10 Zambiland government is pleased to announce that the 8,000 - 10,000 soldiers on months long exercises that got lost because of U.S. made compasses, British radios, French maps & KIA assault vehicles have been located and are returning home on shiny new bicycles donated to them. Upon their return home and a brief 2-year debriefing program they will return to the urban delights of Zambiland to rearrange property allocations and residential habitats. With our friends in China and the DPRK, we will see an increase of frutation on the bountiful trees of our glorious land. Long live the lion and good health to the bee keeper! Zambiland forever! |
| Posted by: Fun Dung Poo 2005-07-01 23:33 |
| #9 unless you leave a BIG-ASS clue who you are, right? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-07-01 20:33 |
| #8 It's not nice to take someone else's nym ya! nic steelerin isa not good debayt! |
| Posted by: .org 2005-07-01 19:27 |
| #7 "ya wanna be like Lance? Trade in your AK!" |
| Posted by: Lance Armstrong 2005-07-01 14:12 |
| #6 To say that Islam is The Religion of Contortion and Distortion is to belabor the obvious, heh. They will interpret their screed in whatever manner suits them and still claim it is the unwavering and unchanged word of God. A most convenient and accommodating thingy, it is. ;-) |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-01 13:14 |
| #5 I was under the impression that last bit is not mandatory when fighting a war, .com. Of course, if caught out, they can be accused of being impious Muslims, which would clearly be why Allah allowed them to be defeated. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-07-01 12:45 |
| #4 And just remember, 5 times per day (it's just a coincidence, not profiling; nothing to see here, move along), at predictable times, they are stationary targets. That it all. As you were. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-01 12:23 |
| #3 Kill them, kill them all. Some times, fighting terror with terror is the best answer. Never let them feel safe, never give them a good nights sleep, keep them on the run. Kill them where you find them. Take no prisoners. Note from moderators: This was NOT posted by RB's Sock Puppet. It's not nice to take someone else's nym .... please refrain from doing so again or you will be TROLLed. |
| Posted by: SockPuppetofDoom2 2005-07-01 11:21 |
| #2 As always depends of the bike, a nice titanium frame can run ya a little more than slappy slide AK-47 |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-01 10:14 |
| #1 Hell, I'll trade ya bicycles for automatic rifles any day! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2005-07-01 09:32 |