Col Mamadou Ndala, Congo Army Commander Killed in Ambush

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Colonel Mamadou Ndala (center), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Army Commander has on Thursday been killed in an ambush in North Kivu province

The commander of government troops fighting Ugandan Islamist rebels in eastern DR Congo has been killed, a government spokesman said.

Colonel Mamadou Ndala died along with two bodyguards in an ambush in North Kivu province, the spokesman said.

It appeared to be the work of the rebel Alliance of Democratic Forces and National Army for the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-Nalu), he added.

DR Congo, with UN help, is trying to crack down on armed groups in the area.

A Congolese soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo stands next to their burning vehicle after an ambush near the village of Mazizi in North Kivu province, Jan. 2, 2014.​

There are believed to be at least 10 such groups, ADF-Nalu is considered to be the only Islamist organisation.

Col Ndala was credited with defeating the M23 rebel group in November.

"This is really an immense loss for the armed forces and the republic," government spokesman Lambert Mende told AFP news agency.

The ADF-Nalu was blamed for a brutal attack on civilians in villages around the town of Beni last month.

At least 40 people - including women and children - were killed. Most appeared to have been hacked to death and three girls had been raped and then beheaded.

Understanding DR Congo

Source:

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25579653
2. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/democraticrepublicofcongo/10548310/Chief-of-DR-Congo-troops-fighting-Ugandan-rebels-killed.html
3. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Forces-Arm%C3%A9es-de-la-R%C3%A9publique-D%C3%A9mocratique-du-Congo-FARDC/678857348794446?ref=stream

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[bologna]

Congo inabidi waimarishe ulinzi. Waasi kipindi hiki wanamlenga mkuu wa majeshi na Raisi Kabila mwenyewe. Wamegundua kukimbilia msituni hakuna faida kwao kwani majeshi ya Monusco yakiingia watauliwa tu.

 

[Swat]

Wanawachekea mno,ilitakiwa fierce attack!

 

[Gama]

Makenga amebadili jina na kujiita ni muasi anayepigania kuikomboa Uganda???????..... Kagame na Mseven wana cha kujibu mbele ya Mungu

 

[Bukyanagandi]

Haya ni mahigizo hakuna cha Waasi wa Uganda wala nini, hizi ni mbinu za Mseveni na Mwenzake; hapa wanajitia kusema ni waasi wa Uganda wa dini ya Kislaam wanayesema hayo ili Uganda ipate support kutoka nchi za magharibi kwamba Al-shaabab na Al-Queda wako nchini Congo kupinga Serikali yake na PK! Kwa hiyo vita ndani ya Congo vikiendelea basi nchi ya magharibi zitakaa kimya ili M7 na PK waweze ku-deal na imaginary Al-shaabab na Al-Queda. M7 na PK wana mbinu nyingi sana za kutaka kuendelea mugogoro nani ya DRC kwa manufaa yao, don't U underrate them. Kifo cha Col Mamadou Ndala kimenisikitisha sana.