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DRC / WEAPONS DEADLINE
STORY: DRC / WEAPONS DEADLINE
TRT: 1.42
SOURCE: MONUSCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH / SWAHILI / NATS
DATELINE: 30 JULY 2013, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) / FILE
FILE - 17 JULY 2013, SAKE FIB CAMP NEAR GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC)
1. Med shot, soldiers running in a line
2. Various shots, manoeuvres
30 JULY 2013, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC)
3. SOUNDBITE (French) General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO):
“The M23 has used indiscriminate fire, included by heavy weapons, resulting in civilian casualties. The M23 has also targeted UN installations with its fire. In light of the risks to the civilian population in Goma, Sake, MONUSCO will support the FARDC in establishing a security zone in Goma and its northern suburbs.”
FILE - 17 JULY 2013, SAKE FIB CAMP NEAR GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC)
4. Close up, soldiers’ feet marching
30 JULY 2013, GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC)
5. SOUNDBITE (French) General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO):
“Any individual in this area who are not member of the National Security Forces will be given 48 hours as of 4PM Goma time on Tuesday 30 July to hand in their weapons to a MONUSCO base and join the DDR process. After 4 PM on Thursday 1st August, they will be considered an imminent threat of physical violence to civilians and MONUSCO will take all necessary measures to disarm them.”
FILE - 17 JULY 2013, SAKE FIB CAMP NEAR GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC)
6. Various shots, manoeuvres
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) announced today (30 July) that it considers any individuals who are not members of the national security forces and who carries a firearm in Goma and its northern suburbs as an imminent threat to civilians and will be given 48 hours disarm.
MONUSCO’s Force Commander, General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, read a statement that noted that the M23 rebel group “has used indiscriminate fire, included by heavy weapons, resulting in civilian casualties” as well as targeting UN installations.
Dos Santos said that “In light of the risks to the civilian population in Goma, Sake, MONUSCO will support the FARDC in establishing a security zone in Goma and its northern suburbs.”
Over one million civilians live in the relatively small area of Goma and Sake, and along the road that connects them where amongst others the Mugunga IDP camps, temporary home to close to 70,000 people displaced by the conflict, are situated.
The Force Commander said that after the 48 hour grace period, those who do not surrender their weapons and join the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) process “will be considered an imminent threat of physical violence to civilians and MONUSCO will take all necessary measures to disarm them.”
Since mid-May, this area has seen repeated attacks by the M23 against FARDC positions in an apparent attempt to advance on Goma and Sake.
The operation to enforce the security zone will for the first time involve elements of the MONUSCO Force Intervention Brigade in an operation together with its North Kivu Brigade.
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