The fighting, which began on October 25, uprooted 250,000 civilians — bringing the total of people displaced by the Kivu conflict to more than 2 million. The campaign caused widespread civil unrest, large food shortages and what the United Nations called "a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic dimensions." After a week, a ceasefire was ordered by rebel forces amongst civil and military unrest in Goma. The rebel capture of all territory around Goma created a very fragile atmosphere of peace, caused enormous political damage, and called to question the efficacy of the peacekeepers stationed there. After a short cease-fire ordered by rebel general Laurent Nkunda, fighting broke out on November 17, after which a second ceasefire was called into effect on November 19. A buffer zone between rebel
| Attributes | Values |
|---|
| rdf:type
| |
| rdfs:label
| |
| rdfs:comment
| - The fighting, which began on October 25, uprooted 250,000 civilians — bringing the total of people displaced by the Kivu conflict to more than 2 million. The campaign caused widespread civil unrest, large food shortages and what the United Nations called "a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic dimensions." After a week, a ceasefire was ordered by rebel forces amongst civil and military unrest in Goma. The rebel capture of all territory around Goma created a very fragile atmosphere of peace, caused enormous political damage, and called to question the efficacy of the peacekeepers stationed there. After a short cease-fire ordered by rebel general Laurent Nkunda, fighting broke out on November 17, after which a second ceasefire was called into effect on November 19. A buffer zone between rebel
|
| sameAs
| |
| Strength
| - 6000(xsd:integer)
- 20000(xsd:integer)
- 60003500(xsd:integer)
|
| dcterms:subject
| |
| dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
| |
| Partof
| - the Kivu conflict of the Second Congo War
|
| Date
| |
| Commander
| - Robert Mugabe
- José Eduardo dos Santos
- Ignace Murwanashyaka
- Joseph Kabila
- Laurent Nkunda
- Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye
- Sikuli Lafontaine
|
| Status
| - Congolese government victory
|
| Align
| |
| Caption
| - Villagers fleeing from a Kibati village
|
| Width
| |
| Casualties
| - 3(xsd:integer)
- 4(xsd:integer)
- 100(xsd:integer)
- Unknown
- ~60 fighters killed
|
| combatant
| - MONUC
- CNDP
- FDLR
- Mai-Mai militia
|
| Place
| - Eastern Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
| Source
| - ''Coalitions for reinforcing the UN garrison
- Internal refugee Jean-Paul Maombi
- MONUC spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg
- Pareco Mai-Mai General Sikuli Lafontaine
- UN spokesman Alan Doss
|
| Conflict
| |
| Quote
| - --08-28
- "We have reinforced our presence [in the region]... We have put all our resources on alert to deter any further progression, trying to contain the aggression in those areas. CNDP is not listening to anyone anymore."
- [on effectiveness of reinforcements]
"Reinforcements are not going to resolve all the problems... Reinforcements will allow us to do something about the situation, which has deteriorated fast, help us to stabilize the situation a bit, and allow the political and diplomatic process to go forward.
"
- [on why the Mai-Mai were fighting the allied government forces]
"We are stopping them and trying to force them back to the front. That is their job. We don't understand how they can flee when the rebels are about to come to Kanyabayonga."
- [in response to seeing government troops retreat]
"What are they doing? They are supposed to protect us."
|
| abstract
| - The fighting, which began on October 25, uprooted 250,000 civilians — bringing the total of people displaced by the Kivu conflict to more than 2 million. The campaign caused widespread civil unrest, large food shortages and what the United Nations called "a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic dimensions." After a week, a ceasefire was ordered by rebel forces amongst civil and military unrest in Goma. The rebel capture of all territory around Goma created a very fragile atmosphere of peace, caused enormous political damage, and called to question the efficacy of the peacekeepers stationed there. After a short cease-fire ordered by rebel general Laurent Nkunda, fighting broke out on November 17, after which a second ceasefire was called into effect on November 19. A buffer zone between rebel and government lines, referred to as a "humanitarian aid corridor", was created on November 23 to allow the transportation of aid to isolated civilian centers. On December 9, bilateral peace talks started between delegations from the Congolese government and Nkunda's rebels. Major fighting largely subsided after Nkunda's capture in January 2009. The continuous state of conflict affecting DR Congo since 1997 has been referred to as the deadliest since World War II, with aid agencies estimating a death rate of 1,200 to 1,400 civilians a day. __TOC__
|
| is Battles
of | |
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)