Source (BBC)
The UN Security Council has
imposed sanctions on leaders of the M23 rebel movement in DR Congo.
Under the measures, those
linked to the group will have their assets frozen and be barred from travel.
Similar measures were taken against Rwandan FDLR rebels.
Made up of deserters from the
army, the M23 captured Goma - on DRC's eastern border with Rwanda - from
government and UN troops last month.
It later withdrew from the
city, following international condemnation.
The New Year's Eve sanctions
come the day before Rwanda joins the Security Council for a two-year term.
The UN and DR Congo government
accuse Rwanda and Uganda of backing the rebels, an allegation they strongly
deny.
Rwanda is widely seen as
having backed armed groups in the east of DR Congo as a way to fight Hutu
rebels who fled there after the genocide of the 1990s.
It has been accused of using
militias as proxies in an on-going battle for the region, which is rich in
minerals. The Rwandan government strenuously denies the accusations.
The M23 rebellion started when
a militia that had been absorbed into the Congolese army mutinied and went on
the rampage in the eastern part of the country.
Since then nearly half a million people have
been displaced by fighting between the M23 and the army.When News Breaks Out, We Break In. Minute by Minute Report on Cameroon and Africa
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