The jeep picked up speed and headed north. We soon passed two - TopicsExpress



          

The jeep picked up speed and headed north. We soon passed two squads of Indian peacekeepers at a checkpoint, lounging about their vehicles, the men wearing either blue helmets or headscarfs. (With a 4,000-strong detachment, India is the single largest contributor to MONUSCO’s peacekeeping force of 20,000.) As the SUV rumbled past, the soldiers looked at the M23 guerrillas with annoyance; I was surprised that we passed through the checkpoint without being stopped. “We don’t know why they fight us only in the south [in regions like Goma] ... the Indian guys here, they are just tourists,” a guerrilla named Edward said dismissively. Joseph Hammond recounts his travels with a rebel force during its last days in eastern Congo.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:24:29 +0000

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