Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The shooting rang early on Monday in parts of Gom, the largest city in Eastern Congo, a few hours after the rebels supported Rwanda said they had seized the City despite the invitation of the United Nations Council to the end of the offensive.
The recent progress of the associated M23 of the M23 M23 forced thousands in Congo -rich minerals east of their homes and caused the fear that decades of old conflicts that have clashed in conflicts that have re -set the broader regional war.
“There is a confusion in the city; here we see soldiers near the airport. I haven’t seen M23 yet,” one resident of Reuters said. “There are also some cases of robbery stores.”
The second resident of the city said there was a big crack in the center of Gom.
Residents said the shooting could also be heard near the airport and near the border with Rwanda.
It was not immediately possible to determine who was responsible for the shooting, but one resident said they would probably be warned by shootings, not fighting.
On Monday (0100 GMT), the rebels ordered the Government soldiers to surrender until 0300 (0100 GMT), and 100 Congolian soldiers handed over their weapons of Uruguay’s troupe at the UN Mission Mission (Monusco), said the Uruguayan army.
Monusco and their families were evacuated across the border until Rwanda on Monday morning, where 10 buses were waiting to pick them up.
Kenya President William Ruto, President of the East African Block Community, will hold an emergency meeting for the heads of the state about the situation, said Corrus Sing’Oei, Secretary General of the Kenya Foreign Ministry.
Eastern border areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the countries of approximately the size of Western Europe, remain Tinder-Kutia rebel zones and militia feuds due to two consecutive regional installments arising from the 1994 genocide.
Well trained and professionally armed, M23 – the latest in a long series of rebels under the guidance of Tuts – he says that it exists to protect the Ethnic population of Congo Tutsi.
The UN Security Council held crisis conversations on Sunday on the situation in the conflict, which launched one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
UN experts say Rwanda scheduled 3,000 – 4,000 soldiers and provided significant fire power, including rockets and snipers, to support the M23 in the fight in Congo.
On Sunday, the United States, France and Britain condemned what Ruanda was supported by the rebel progress.
Kigali rejected statements that “did not provide any solutions” and blamed Kinshas to launch a recent escalation.
“The struggles close to the border of Rwanda are still a serious threat of security and the territorial integrity of Rwanda and requires a permanent defensive posture of Rwanda,” said the Rwande Foreign Ministry.
