SADC Mission in the DRC | |
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Misheni ya SADC nchini Kongo ( Swahili) | |
![]() Eastern DR Congo | |
Active | 15 December 2023 – present |
Countries | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Role | Armed peacekeeping |
Part of | SADC Standby Brigade |
Engagements | M23 offensive (2022–present) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Monwabisi Dyakopu |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | Atlas Oryx |
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) is an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Operation Thiba includes soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi. They will replace a United Nations force in the DRC for 25 years and a year-old East African Community deployment. [2]
In 2023, the escalating conflict between the Forces Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo (FARDC) or Congolese military and rebel groups displaced over 6.38 million people in the eastern provinces of the DRC. [3]
The resurgent M23 rebel movement seized swathes of territory, and neither the United Nations peacekeeping mission nor the East African regional force could help the FARDC stop their advance. [4]
In December 2023, Congo said SADC troops were mandated "to support the Congolese army in fighting and eradicating the M23 and other armed groups that continue to disrupt peace and security." [5]
Troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawian started deploying in Sake and surrounding areas near Goma in December 2023. [6]
SADC Mission in the DRC | |
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Misheni ya SADC nchini Kongo ( Swahili) | |
![]() Eastern DR Congo | |
Active | 15 December 2023 – present |
Countries | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Role | Armed peacekeeping |
Part of | SADC Standby Brigade |
Engagements | M23 offensive (2022–present) |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Monwabisi Dyakopu |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | Atlas Oryx |
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) is an active regional peacekeeping mission operated by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Operation Thiba includes soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi. They will replace a United Nations force in the DRC for 25 years and a year-old East African Community deployment. [2]
In 2023, the escalating conflict between the Forces Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo (FARDC) or Congolese military and rebel groups displaced over 6.38 million people in the eastern provinces of the DRC. [3]
The resurgent M23 rebel movement seized swathes of territory, and neither the United Nations peacekeeping mission nor the East African regional force could help the FARDC stop their advance. [4]
In December 2023, Congo said SADC troops were mandated "to support the Congolese army in fighting and eradicating the M23 and other armed groups that continue to disrupt peace and security." [5]
Troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawian started deploying in Sake and surrounding areas near Goma in December 2023. [6]