UNHCR Appeals for More UN, Congolese Troops to Protect Civilians

In the short-term, more UN troops are needed to stabilize Congo.  But in the long-term, Congo needs a caring government and a strong Army to protect its citizens.

VOA News - UNHCR Appeals for More UN, Congolese Troops to Protect Civilians.

The UN refugee agency is appealing to the Congolese government to send more troops to protect civilians in Orientale Province in the northeastern corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army massacred hundreds of civilians in the area over the Christmas period.

Rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army went on a killing spree on Christmas day in the village of Faradje. And, over the next two days, the rebels attacked the villages of Doruma and Gurba.