Pullout of UN peacekeepers has started, DR Congo says
UN peacekeepers operating as part of the Monusco pictured at the foremost position behind Congolese army lines in an abandoned quarry in Munigi, around 8km from Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on July 19, 2013. PHOTO | AFP
The withdrawal of UN peacekeepers from the Democratic Republic of Congo "has commenced", the foreign minister announced on Saturday, with completion due by the end of the year.
The DRC called for the withdrawal despite United Nations concern about violence in the eastern part of the country.
