Ugandan troops enter Congo to protect against rebel attacks
Ugandan troops have entered the city of Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the request of local authorities. According to a statement, their purpose is to protect the civilian population from rebel attacks.
At the request of the country's authorities, Ugandan troops have arrived in Bunia, the capital of the Ituri province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The statement emphasized that the task of the Ugandan soldiers is to ensure the safety of the city's civilian population and to repel attacks by rebel groups operating in the region.
Rebels terrorize residents: Brutal executions
In recent days, there has been a massacre in Ituri, where dozens of people from the Hema tribe were killed. The crime was committed by guerrillas from the CODECO group, which is recruited from the Lendu population. The conflict between the Hema and Lendu has been ongoing since the beginning of the 21st century, with ties to the control of mineral resources.
Simultaneously, about 370 miles to the south, in the Lake Kivu region, another conflict is ongoing. Rebels from the March 23 Movement, supported by the Rwandan army, have taken Goma and Bukavu.
This is the result of tensions following the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda during the 1990s. These conflicts have deep ethnic and political roots.
