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'This time it’s over' - MONUSCO shows its teeth
It’s been a good year for MONUSCO’s mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the defeat of M23 in 2013 followed by decisive actions against the ADF, […]
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The Last Days of M23
It was an assault that few DRC cynics thought possible. Last week, with the assistance of the United Nations’s newly established Force Intervention Brigade, troops […]
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Rooivalk attack helicopters perform well in first combat action against M23
Yesterday, at approximately 17h00 Congolese time, two South African Air Force Rooivalk helicopters attached to the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade flew the […]
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How M23 was rolled back
In just four days, M23 has been dislodged from every one of the strongholds it once held. This surprisingly rapid reversal of fortunes for the group was unprecedented […]
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Drones and Rooivalk to the DRC
It appears as though three Rooivalk attack helicopters are being painted white and prepared for deployment to the DRC, in an effort to augment Force Intervention Brigade […]
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FIB's War on M23 could be heating up
G5s to DRC? Since the outbreak of fighting in August, the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) has been relatively quiet in the Eastern DRC. Likewise the M23, who since being […]
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Week 1 of FIB's War: 3 Lessons Learned
With the Force Intervention Brigade now fully involved in operations alongside FARDC forces against M23 (and theoretically other rebel groups), a lot has happened in […]
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Podcast: After the FIB Assault
African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart speaks to Joseph Kay in Goma for an update on what’s happened since the Force Intervention Brigade engaged M23 last week. […]
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The FIB Goes To War
At 07h50 yesterday morning, the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) fired the opening […]
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Fighting Breaks Out in Goma - Communications Tower Destroyed
During the night on 21 August, heavy fighting broke out 3km north of Goma’s airport between the M23 rebel movement and FARDC soldiers. According to sources in the […]
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Podcast: African Defence Roundup of Mali, Egypt, DRC
African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart discusses the current situation in Mali, Cairo and the Eastern DRC with a mix of analysts and journalists currently on the […]
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Understanding the Force Intervention Brigade
MONUSCO’s announcement yesterday that the mission intends to use its newly-established Force Intervention Brigade to create a ‘Security Zone’ around […]