Official: UN Planning To Act On Its Own Against Congo Rebels

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo is planning to go ahead and take action against a rebel group in eastern Congo even without the full cooperation of the Congo military, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday, as relations remain chilly with the country's authorities.

Herve Ladsous told reporters that the peacekeeping mission would need at least enough cooperation from the Congo military to avoid the risk of friendly fire if both the U.N. and Congo take on the rebels known as the FDLR.

The U.N. this year backed out of a planned joint operation, saying the two Congolese generals in charge have been involved in "massive human rights violations."

Ladsous said his recent visit to Congo brought no improvement on that issue.

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