MONUSCO To Close 5 Bases, Conduct Longer Patrols In North Kivu
July 24 2017
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) plans to shutter five of its bases in the restive North Kivu province by the end of the month, a mission official told Deutsche Welle recently.
The base closures are a result of a new U.N. Security Council resolution reducing the size of the peacekeeping force from 19,815 to 16,215, said a spokesman for MONUSCO in an interview.
"The area where the permanent bases are being closed will be covered by...
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