Let the new operation against FDLR deal them the last blow

EDITOR, The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has announced that its forces the FARDC are committed to crushing what is left of the FDLR in eastern part of the country and the Congolese have gone ahead to launch an offensive against the rebel group that has raped, killed, looted and brought unimaginable suffering to the people of the African great lakes region. The Congolese army announced last Friday the start of a fresh three-month military offensive dubbed Operation Amani Leo (Operation Peace Today) following the end of the previous UN-backed operation Kimia II.
A Congolese journalist admires flags of the two countries, a sign of the Umoja wetu spirit. (File photo)
A Congolese journalist admires flags of the two countries, a sign of the Umoja wetu spirit. (File photo)
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