18.11.2008, 21:34
Zitat:Congo armed forces chief sacked
The military chief of staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sacked after the army lost territory to rebel forces in the east.
The reason for Dieudonne Kayembe's dismissal was the urgency of the conflict, a TV statement said.
President Joseph Kabila named navy chief General Didier Etumba Longomba as the new head of the armed forces.
Meanwhile, a UN peacekeeping commander says he cannot defeat the rebels because of his rules of engagement.
General Bipin Rawat, who commands 6,000 troops, told the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper that his forces were denied any element of surprise by having to go into the jungle with white trucks and white armoured vehicles.
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Quelle:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7734997.stm
Und nun ein paar "gute" Nachrichten:
Zitat:Congo rebels to pull back to allow talks
By TODD PITMAN
The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 18, 2008; 1:47 PM
KAYNA, Congo -- Rebels were pulling back their forces from the frontlines to allow talks with the army, their spokesman said Tuesday, as retreating army soldiers battled mobs of spear-wielding militiamen.
Streams of machine-gunfire crackled through the rural hilltop village of Kayna all day as so-called Mai Mai militias attacked government soldiers who had been fleeing a rebel advance further south. The army reported similar clashes with the militia in Kirumba, a few miles further north.
Tuesday's violence marked another low in the complex crisis that is Congo. It also has dealt a severe blow to the army, which relies on help from the Mai Mai in its broader war with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda
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Quelle:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...00494.html