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The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Forces armées de la république démocratique du Congo, FARDC) is the state organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FARDC was rebuilt patchily as part of the peace process which followed the end of the Second Congo War, in July 2003. The ...
FARDC military officials state that the Garde Républicaine is not the responsibility of FARDC, but the Head of State. [53] Apart from Article 140 of the Law on the Army and Defence, no legal stipulation on the DRC's Armed Forces makes provision for the GR as a distinct unit within the national army.
[1] SIG SG 540 [1] Switzerland: Assault rifle 5.56×45mm NATO CETME Model 58 [1] Spain: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: FN FAL Belgium: Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO The Heavy Barrel machine gun variant is also used. [1] IMI Galil [1] Israel: Battle rifle 7.62×51mm NATO Machine guns Bren L4 [1] United Kingdom: Light machine gun: 7.62×51mm NATO ...
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (French: Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC)) is the state military organisation responsible for defending the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The FARDC is being rebuilt as part of the peace process which followed the end of the Second Congo War in July 2003.
Human Rights Watch claimed that unidentified rebels killed more than 180 civilians in the eastern Congo between September and December 2014. [52] The FIB's non-engagement of these attackers has been severely criticised. The MONUSCO head, Martin Kobler, conceded that the FARDC has "little appetite" to carry out missions against these ...
Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) military officials state that the Garde Républicaine is not the responsibility of FARDC, but the Head of State. [1] Apart from Article 140 of the Law on the Army and Defence, no legal stipulation on the DRC's Armed Forces makes provision for the GR as a distinct unit within the national ...
[1] Groupe JKK / CCCRD 2020 Chimpanzé Hakizimwami National Council for the Democratic Renewal (CNRD) 2016 Colonel Wilson Irategeka # (2016–2020) [2] Busumba group FAP Kasereka Ngesera Forces de défense du Congo (FDC) Butu Luanda Charles Mbura (until 2013; split into MAC) Madragul FDC–Tumusifu 2016 Tumusifu † [3]
In October and November 2008 there was widespread fighting in North Kivu between the Congolese-Tutsi rebel Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who were supported by local Mayi Mayi militias and the Rwandan-Hutu Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia.