Rwanda’s defence ministry mentioned an unidentified soldier opened fireplace in Rubavu district, earlier than he was shot lifeless.
Rwanda’s defence ministry mentioned an unidentified soldier believed to be from the Congolese military was killed after crossing the border and firing at native safety forces on Saturday.
At about 1am native time (23:00 GMT), the person crossed the “petite barriere”, the border between Goma within the jap Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, coming into the Rubavu district earlier than taking pictures at Rwanda Defence Pressure (RDF) guard towers, the ministry mentioned in a press release.
“He was shot lifeless by RDF patrol earlier than inflicting any casualties,” the assertion learn.
The Congolese military didn’t instantly reply to a request from the Reuters information company for remark.
This comes as rebels from the M23 group – which has been combating the Congolese authorities for a decade – made appreciable positive factors in latest weeks, advancing in the direction of Goma as combating intensifies.
DRC accuses Rwanda of supporting M23, however Rwanda has all the time denied the accusation.
M23 has waged a number of offensives within the jap DRC this 12 months, with clashes between the military and the rebels leading to 1000’s of civilians being displaced since March.
Regional powers are working to ease relations between Rwanda and the DRC. Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame agreed on Friday on the necessity for M23 rebels to stop fireplace and withdraw from captured territories within the jap DRC, the East African Neighborhood bloc mentioned.
A second spherical of peace talks is ready to happen in Angola’s capital Luanda subsequent week.