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#BBCNews - South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78w1ze7v25o
#DRC #Goma #M23 #SAMIDRC
Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתו「The #SANationalDefenceForce is preparing to send reinforcements from #SouthAfrica to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC), said military sources, after nine South African soldiers were killed and several injured in fighting there on Thursday, 23 January and Friday, 24 January.
Parliament has called for a probe into the combat readiness of the force and whether it has adequate air and other support after its heavy losses.
The #SANDF announced on Saturday that nine soldiers had died and an unnamed number were wounded in successfully repelling a full-scale attack on them by Rwandan-backed #M23 rebels who have laid siege to the provincial capital, #Goma.
“Due to the heroic resistance put up by our gallant fighters,” the M23 had not only been halted but had been pushed back, said the SANDF.
It said seven of those killed were members of the Southern African Development Community (#SADC) Mission in DRC (#SAMIDRC) while two were members of the #UN peacekeeping mission in DRC, #Monusco. Their mission is to neutralise armed rebel groups like M23 which have been terrorising civilians in eastern DRC for decades.」
livusDemocratic Republic of Congo: Southern African Development Community (SADC) soldier deaths underline concerns over mission
Three Tanzanian peacekeepers deployed to eastern Congo as part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission were killed by rebel mortar fire this week. Three others were wounded in the attack. Their deaths again raise questions about the capacity of the SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as... #tanzania #m23 #drcongo #drc #kivu #rwanda #sadc #malawi #samidrc #africa #centralafrica #worldnews #goma #peacekeeping #worldwithoutus
https://www.dw.com/en/congo-sadc-soldier-deaths-underline-concerns-over-mission/a-68781238
「Two SANDF soldiers killed while deployed with SAMIDRC mission
Injured peacekeepers in the #DRC being transported by a #SAAF #Oryx for treatment after a rebel attack.
The South African National Defence Force (#SANDF) has suffered its first casualties as part of the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of #Congo (#SAMIDRC), with two soldiers killed and three injured in a mortar attack.
The SANDF today confirmed that on 14 February at about 13h30, a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African Contingent military bases.
As a result of this indirect fire, the SANDF suffered two fatalities and three members sustained injuries. The injured were taken to the nearest Hospital in #Goma for medical attention, Department of Defence Head of Communication Siphiwe Dlamini said in a statement.
He added that details of the incident are still sketchy at the moment, and further investigations will be conducted to “determine the basis of the incident.”」