MONUSCO repels ADF ambush on its troops
Kinshasa, 15 July 2013 – Following reports of human rights abuses by ADF against civilians in Kamango district near Beni in North Kivu, a UN patrol comprising of Nepalese and Jordanian troops was sent to assess the security situation in the area and address concerns related to the protection of civilians.
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Congo, MONUSCO, reaffirms that any attacks on peacekeepers is considered a war crime and warns anyone involved in such an action that they will be answerable before international justice.