The Rwandan army is accused of launching a drone attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

He recalled in a press conference that from the night of Friday the 16th to the early hours of Saturday the 17th of February, Rwandan attack drones left that country, violated the territorial borders of the Congo and targeted the aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Caico explained that the military plane was not hit, but civilian aircraft were damaged.

According to Radio Okapi, despite the incident, airport activities continued normally on Saturday at Goma Airport.

The complaint comes amid growing tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa, based on Rwandan support measures for the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.

Last January 24, a projectile targeted a passenger plane belonging to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the Congolese side, the launch came from a weapon fired from the city of Gisenyi (Rubavu) in southern Rwanda.

Meanwhile, on February 12, a UN report accused the Rwandan army of using surface-to-air missiles against that organization's surveillance drone, without reaching its target.

The text indicated that the weapons were fired from an armored vehicle in an area controlled by the M23 movement, which was also confirmed by French sources.

Two aerial photographs taken by the drone at which the missile was directed were attached to the report, showing an armored vehicle with a radar system and a missile launcher on top of it, which the armed groups operating in the region do not have. region.

The conflict in eastern DRC is the topic of discussions at the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where a mini-summit on the topic was held the previous day; While Angolan President João Lourenço spoke on Saturday with his Congolese and Rwandan counterparts.

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