Repubblica democratica del Congo, il Belgio smentisce il dispiegamento di truppe

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Repubblica democratica del Congo, il Belgio smentisce il dispiegamento di truppe  Il Belgio ha smentito le affermazioni secondo le quali avrebbe inviato delle truppe per impegnare i ribelli nell'est della Repubblica Democratica del Congo, in un momento di tensione diplomatica tra il Belgio e il Ruanda  ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2025/04/10/repubblica-democratica-del-congo-il-belgio-smentisce-il-dispiegamento-di-truppe  Abbonati, euronews è disponibile in 12 lingue.

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00:00Have Belgian troops been deployed in the DRC?

00:08News reports and social media posts have been circulating online

00:11claiming that Belgium has deployed troops to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

00:16to fight against rebels in the region.

00:19They allege that between 300 and 400 Belgian commandos

00:22are expected to engage the M23 rebels alongside the Congolese army and militia groups

00:27and that Belgium and the EU in general are supporting the DRC to the detriment of Rwanda.

00:32Belgium, however, strongly denies the claims

00:34and has accused Rwanda of mounting a disinformation campaign against it

00:37amid mounting tensions between Brussels and Kigali

00:40that have led to the severing of diplomatic ties.

00:43Rwanda has pointed the finger at Belgium for allegedly taking sides against it

00:47in the ongoing conflict in the DRC's east.

00:49Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévost said that the online claims were grotesque fake news

00:54and that a Belgian contingent of only six troops have been sent to the DRC city of Kindu

00:59to help implement European support for non-lethal equipment for the Congolese army.

01:03He added that Belgium is not participating in any military operation

01:07and that claims to the contrary only seek to sow confusion and escalate tensions.

01:12Counterclaims later emerged online, alleging that around eight Belgian troops had died fighting

01:17and that numerous military flights between Belgian and Congolese cities had taken place.

01:21But Belgium has issued its own counterclaims with its Defence Ministry pointing us back

01:25to a press release in late March.

01:27It's said that around 10 Belgian soldiers are in Kindu as part of the EU's European Peace Facility project

01:33with Belgium supporting the DRC in the purchase of equipment and infrastructure work

01:37at Camp Luwama in the city.

01:39It added that Falcon's 7X aircraft have flown between Belgium and the DRC

01:43but in the context of separate missions that have nothing to do with a new military deployment.

01:48Rwanda's Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't respond to our request for comment

01:52as of the time of this report, while the DRC's Ministry of Foreign Affairs couldn't be reached.

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