Thursday 28 March 2013

U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-congo-democratic-un-combat-idUSBRE92R0V220130328

U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

UNITED NATIONS | Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:28pm EDT

(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "targeted offensive operations" to neutralize armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The 15-member Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the so-called intervention brigade within the existing 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo, known as MONUSCO.

(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Vicki Allen)

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