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Has the UN offensive in the DRC gone wrong?
by Brent Gregston
Article published on the 2010-01-05 Latest update 2010-01-05 14:19 TU
A UN-backed operation in the eastern DRC - Kimia II - has been suspended amid reports of war crimes by the Congolese army. Its purpose was to disarm the brutal FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) militant group. The UN peacekeeping mission, MONUC, claims the offensive met most objectives. But was it worth the human cost? What else can be done to stop the eternal cycle of violence? Brent Gregston discusses the situation with a panel of experts.
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