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A new report by UN-mandated experts says that UN operations against Rwandan-Hutu rebels in the eastern Congo region have been a failure. United Nations operations against Rwandan-Hutu rebels in the eastern Congo region have been a failure, UN-mandated experts say.
The report, seen by the BBC, says the rebels continue to receive arms supplies and recruit fighters.The report, seen by the BBC, says the rebels continue to receive arms supplies and recruit fighters.
It says the UN has failed to stop the illegal trade in minerals and has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.It says the UN has failed to stop the illegal trade in minerals and has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis.
The report is by the Group of Experts, mandated by the UN to probe violations of the arms embargo in DR Congo.The report is by the Group of Experts, mandated by the UN to probe violations of the arms embargo in DR Congo.
It states that the UN-backed military operation against Rwandan-Hutu rebels has failed to dismantle the organisation's political and military structure.It states that the UN-backed military operation against Rwandan-Hutu rebels has failed to dismantle the organisation's political and military structure.
Instead, these rebels - some of whose leaders were involved in the Rwandan genocide - have been able to use networks in Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Europe to bolster their supply of arms and to recruit extra soldiers.Instead, these rebels - some of whose leaders were involved in the Rwandan genocide - have been able to use networks in Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania and Europe to bolster their supply of arms and to recruit extra soldiers.
Gold and tinGold and tin
The report says Rwandan fighters continue to enjoy support from senior members of the Congolese military who are supposed to be opposing them.The report says Rwandan fighters continue to enjoy support from senior members of the Congolese military who are supposed to be opposing them.
This militia, known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), controls parts of the illegal trade in gold and tin, worth millions of dollars a year.This militia, known as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), controls parts of the illegal trade in gold and tin, worth millions of dollars a year.
Rebels are supposed to have integrated with the national armyRebels are supposed to have integrated with the national army
The report says that former Rwandan-backed Congolese rebels are operating as a parallel armed group despite integrating with the national army.The report says that former Rwandan-backed Congolese rebels are operating as a parallel armed group despite integrating with the national army.
It adds that they have expanded their influence throughout the region under the command of Bosco Ntaganda, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.It adds that they have expanded their influence throughout the region under the command of Bosco Ntaganda, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
His men were deployed in some of the region's most lucrative mining areas, which they now control.His men were deployed in some of the region's most lucrative mining areas, which they now control.
The UN experts have found that some companies, already named in a report last year, continue to work against UN sanctions.The UN experts have found that some companies, already named in a report last year, continue to work against UN sanctions.
The report says that significant amounts of gold are being trafficked throughout the region, particularly through Uganda and Burundi and then sold to individuals in the United Arab Emirates.The report says that significant amounts of gold are being trafficked throughout the region, particularly through Uganda and Burundi and then sold to individuals in the United Arab Emirates.
The Group of Experts recognises that there may well be a contradiction in the mandate of Monuc, the UN peacekeeping force in the DR Congo.The Group of Experts recognises that there may well be a contradiction in the mandate of Monuc, the UN peacekeeping force in the DR Congo.
They say it has to both protect civilians as well as back a military operation that has aggravated the humanitarian situation in eastern Congo.They say it has to both protect civilians as well as back a military operation that has aggravated the humanitarian situation in eastern Congo.