The FLDR, one of the DR Congo’s largest armed groups, aims to overthrow the current Rwandan government.
Buleusa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is clearing all the armed groups out of the east of the country by force.
The largest group is the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda. Also known as the FDLR, its ranks include members of the militia that carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide, who have been in neighboring Congo ever since.
The Congolese army says it will attack the FDLR, with UN support, within a matter of weeks if they don’t surrender. Some of their members are accused of genocide, mass-rape and trying to overthrow the Rwandan Government.
FDLR members protect their headquarters in Buleusa. The group’s ranks include members of the militia that carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide, who have been in neighbouring Congo ever since.
A stack of AK47s inside a hut at the FDLR headquarters in Buleusa. FDLR claims that they laid down their arms but the UN claims otherwise.
Current FDLR president Gaston Iyamuremye prepares to give a speech to his soldiers in Buleusa.
The Congolese army says it will attack the FDLR, with UN support, within a matter of weeks if they don’t surrender.
Source:Al Jazeera
