Jonathan Beloff, PhD
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Researcher of the African Great Lakes Applied Strategic Theorist Writer of books, articles, chapters, editorials & more
Communiqué from the Office of the Prime Minister
📰 On this day in the liberation struggle and Campaign Against Genocide ⚔️ 🗓️ On May 1, 1994. Today's battle was composed of f Four major events: 1. Full Control of Camp Kami and Rusumo border and gaining more ammunition from enemy 2. Arrival of Alpha,Bravo and 59th CMF in the Kigali central point. 3. The RPA’s 157th and 101st CMFs were making significant gains East and Southern part 4. FAR and Interahamwe were facing major defeat 📝On this day the battlefields of Kigali were set in the days following the arrival of Alpha, Bravo, and the 59th CMF. 🥷Other RPA CMFs, such as the 21st, 101st and 7th came later throughout May and June. 📌The primary frontlines began in eastern Kacyiru, running along RN3 past Parliament and east towards Remera. Additionally, Mt Rebero and Nyanza Hill were under RPA control, while Gisozi had some Bravo CMF soldiers (Remember Bravo was led by Col (Rtd) Twahirwa Dodo). The forces had not secured the hill yet. Beyond the frontline, the RPA attempted to gain control over Mt Kigali and Mt Jali and the southern neighbourhoods of Gikondo, Kicukiro and Kanombe. However, the FAR positioned itself to implement defensive tactics. Anyone within the FAR-controlled territory was at risk of being a victim of the Genocide. The FAR had rid itself the previous month of any moderate Hutu commanders with an increased presence during the massacres. Rwandans were hiding in their homes and other locations, waiting to either die or be saved by the RPA. The humanitarian operations, mainly guerrilla tactics by squads or platoons, saved countless lives while the military operations fought against the FAR to capture more of Kigali. At UNAMIR’s base in Amahoro Stadium, still protected by a platoon of RPA soldiers, a noticeable change is seen. The RPA is increasingly hostile to UNAMIR’s actions, while General Dallaire is still seeking a cease-fire. The only exception was the coordination in saving Rwandans. The RPA continued its operations now with newer weapons and greater ammo captured after the previous successful capture of Camp Kami. Along with the recent capture, troops were heading towards the tactically important Camp Kanombe, which was a few hundred metres from not only the Presidential House but also the plane crash site, which ignited the massacres. ⚔️Much of the fighting on 1st May was at the frontlines by the Meridien Hotel and Remera. 🦠For the FAR, the first of several military recruitment drives began with soldiers receiving, at most, four training days. ✊🏻 The RPA’s 157th and 101st CMFs were making significant gains East and Southern part of #Rwanda, now in @Bugesera and Gako, only km South of the @CityofKigali. Along with the 59th CMF, Lt. General Muhire recalls that the orders were not to go through the capital but to go around it via the east and then go west towards the provincial capital of the genocide regime in Gitarama. The city was captured by 13th June 1994. And in the middle of May blocked the southern exit of Kigali. Closed Kigali -Gitarama road (we will see it in the future). Nevertheless, these divisions in the south of Kigali applied more significant pressure on the FAR, beginning to feel surrounded by the enemy forces. #Kwibuka32 #CampaignAgainstGenocide
The US has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of backing the M23 rebel group. The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government. bbc.in/42FWcJU
