Two separate insurgent assaults within the japanese Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC) over the weekend killed 17 civilians, a UN
spokesman stated on Tuesday, Trend studies citing Xinhua.
The armed group Cooperative for Development of the Congo
(CODECO) additionally opened hearth on UN peacekeepers and Congolese protection
forces on joint patrols to guard civilians round Ituri
province’s Djugu territory, the place the CODECO insurgent assaults
occurred, stated Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for UN
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The peacekeepers and the
navy returned hearth, and the CODECO members fled.
Dujarric stated peacekeepers from the UN mission within the DRC, identified
as MONUSCO, responded to persistent insecurity attributable to CODECO in
the realm of Drodro and Roe, southeast of Djugu.
