South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
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South African troops are dying in DRC: Here’s what’s going wrong
The South African National Defence Force is leading the mission ... is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese forces.
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South Africa: Defence Committees Call for Repatriation of Soldiers Killed in DRC
and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence has implored the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to ensure that the remains of the SANDF members who died in the Eastern DRC will be ...
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Costly DRC deployment leaves families of fallen SANDF soldiers waiting
THE families of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members who died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were still waiting for the remains of their loved ones late ...
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Damaged Goma Runway Delays Repatriation of Fallen South African Soldiers, Says Defence Minister
Senior officials of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are working around the clock to bring home the bodies of South African soldiers who lost their lives in combat in the ...
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South Africa: SANDF Members Killed in Rebel Attack Near Goma Airport
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed the passing away of three of its members following a mortar bomb attack by the M23 rebel militia near Goma Airport in the Democratic ...