According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Algiers, on January 18, the United Nations peacekeeping force discovered mass graves in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo with nearly 50 people. bodyincluding women and children, in an area that has been attacked by armed groups.
Deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Farhan Haq, said: “Our colleagues reported that the mass graves contained the bodies of 42 civilians, including 12 women and six children. brother, was discovered in the village of Nyamamba, in Ituri province. Another grave with the bodies of seven men was also discovered in the village of Mbogi.”
[Libya phát hiện 18 thi thể trong một hố chôn tập thể ở Sirte]
The Green Berets launched a patrol in the area shortly after receiving reports over the weekend of attacks on civilians by Codeco rebels, a militia of several thousand people. claiming to be acting to protect the Lendu tribe, against the Hema tribe and the national army.
It remains unclear whether there is a link between these findings and the attacks.
The two villages are both in Ituri, a province bordering Uganda, where attacks on civilians have been frequent.
Most recently, last week, dozens of civilians were killed in attacks by various armed groups.
Farhan Haq called for the perpetrators of the attacks to be brought to justice, adding that the United Nations Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo is assisting the local justice system in investigating the incident.
According to the United Nations, since December 2022, at least 195 civilians have been killed, 68 injured and 84 abducted in a number of incidents attributed to illegal activities. armed group Codeco and Zaire conducted in the Djugu and Mahagi territories, stressing that the situation is seriously deteriorating.
(VNA/Vietnam+)