Britain: EU Could Send Troops to Congo
The British government said Sunday that the European Union could send troops to Congo, in order to protect the civilian population against the civil war currently destroying the eastern part of their country.
The statement came at the very moment rebels led by General Nkunda force residents into the zone held by them, and out of the refugee camps they were staying in due to the violence.
Congo’s government and the rebels agreed to a ceasefire recently, but fighting has erupted sporadically nonetheless. Additionally, especially the rebels seem to push forwards by other means regardless of the deal.
“They beat us with sticks and told us that we must get out,” said Daria Nyarangaruye, an elderly woman who wore a rosary around her neck.
At this moment, 200,000 people have fled the violence. It is quickly becoming a human disaster, which could devolve into a repetition of the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
United Nations and European Union diplomats are currently actively engaged in talks between the two sides, hoping that a peaceful solution will be found. If not, however, it seems that at least Britain is prepared to send troops.
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