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S. Africa deploying troops to DR Congo


S. Africa deploying troops to DR Congo

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By  Agencies 

Posted  Sunday, June 23  2013 at  01:00

PRETORIA- South African troops have begun deploying to the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east as part of a special United Nations brigade to battle armed rebels, a junior minister said on Friday.

"South African troops are on their way to the DRC now," deputy foreign minister Ebrahim Ebrahim told reporters.
South Africa has pledged 1,345 soldiers to the first-ever offensive United Nations brigade.

Tanzania and Malawi are also part of the 3,000-strong force, which began deploying to Goma on May 13.

"The Tanzanians are already on the ground," said Ebrahim.

Troubled region
The eastern Congo has been the scene of intense fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels, an armed group launched by Tutsi former soldiers who mutinied in April 2012.

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