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2008-11-07 Africa Subsaharan

Gurkhas to join Indian troops in Congo U.N. force

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Posted by john frum 2008-11-07 16:02|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Here's a local tidbit for them

GOMA, Congo Angolan troops have joined Congolese soldiers battling rebels near the city of Goma, U.N. officials reported Friday, raising new fears the conflict will spread as African leaders struggled to find a way to stop it. New clashes between army and rebels erupted just outside Goma near Kibati, where about 45,000 refugees from the rebellion in mineral-rich eastern Congo have taken refuge. Thousands fled toward the relative safety of Goma.

Congo asked Angola for political and military support on Oct. 29 as rebels led by Tutsi former general Laurent Nkunda advanced toward Goma, capital of North Kivu province near the border with Rwanda. Nkunda called a unilateral cease-fire last week when his forces reached the outskirts of the city, but the truce has crumbled.

A U.N. official and a Uruguayan peacekeeping officer said Friday that an unspecified number of Angolans troops arrived four days ago. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the subject's sensitivity.

But in New York, U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Edmond Mulet denied Angolan troops had joined the fighting. "We have no evidence of that, and MONUC has not been able to confirm any of that," Mulet said, referring to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo. "So for us it is not happening."

So maybe it'll just "go away".
Where ya going for dinner tonight, Eddie?Someplace expensive I'll bet...

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