A militia group linked to Rwanda National Congress (RNC) in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been "significantly weakened" by recent operations by Congolese forces, a new UN report indicates.
P5 was operating in DR Congo's South Kivu province in 2018, and the latest report of the UN Group of Experts on DR Congo described P5 as the armed branch of the Rwanda National Congress (RNC) together with other outfits.
According to the latest report by the UN Group pf Experts, militia operating under this armed group were weakened by Congolese forces last year in an operation dubbed "Sokola II" as part of the Government's efforts to secure the region.
"The Group found that P5, the armed branch of Rwanda National Congress (RNC), was significantly weakened by the FARDC operation "Sokola II" and had decamped from Bijabo, Uvira territory, as of April 2019, to settle in North Kivu," UN experts said in a report.
In Kalehe, they had been temporarily hosted by combatants of the National Council for Democratic Renewal (CNRD) - a breakaway faction of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) militia group also based in DRC.
