At least 700 people were killed and 2,800 were injured in the battles for control of the city of Goma, in the eastern Congo LD, from Sunday to Thursday, according to a UN spokesman.
“The World Health Organization and his associates, along with the government, estimate that 700 people were killed during this time, Stefan Douzarick said, warning that” the report will increase “.
In Goma, the largest city in northern Kivos occupied this week by the M23 armed organization and the Rwandan army, “the situation is tense and fluid, with fire heard from time to time,” said UN peacekeeping leader in the UN at the UN. LD Congo, Jean-Pierre Lacrua. He also pointed out that there is a problem due to ammunition that have not exploded after many days of battles.
Lacrua expressed concern about the promotion of the M23 and the Ruandian soldiers to the south and the big town of Boukavos in southern Kivu.
“According to our information, the M23 and the FDRs (Rwanda’s Armed Forces) are about 60 km from Boukavos and are being promoted quickly,” he noted, noting that there is a risk that Kavoumos airport will occupy a little further south.
“We are worried, not only in terms of LD Congo but also because, if you see the past, there is a risk that a wider regional war will break out,” he added. “That is why it is of the utmost importance to make every possible diplomatic effort to avoid this possibility and lead to the cessation of hostilities,” Lacrua concluded.
