In the eastern mountains of theDemocratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), a rebel army led by LaurentNkunda - a former General of the DR Congo armed forces - recentlylaunched attacks and captured territory after a peace treaty had failedwith the government. Nkunda's forces are Tutsi rebels, fighting againstthe DR Congo government forces and U.N. peacekeeeping forces. The U.N.has over 17,000 troops in the Congo right now, but they are widelydispersed, and have been unable to fully protect civilians or evendefend their own bases. Nkunda's rebels forced government soldiers toretreat from intense battles up to the edges of the provincial capitalof Goma. The biggest losers in this conflict are the hundreds ofthousands of civilians caught in the middle - forced to relocaterepeatedly, many victims of looting, rape and murder by both advancingrebels and some government soldiers - looking to thinly-spread U.N.forces for help. The humanitarian crisis and threat of further regionaldestabilization, has made this conflict a top U.N. priority recently.
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发表于 2008-11-7 09:50
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