Thursday, January 2, 2014

Colonel Mamadou Ndala Commando Brigade commander URR ( Quick Response ) was killed yesterday Thursday, Jan. 2 in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in the village called Ngadi



EclipseMagazine Canal Virtual Dx - January 2, 2014

Colonel Mamadou Ndala Commando Brigade commander URR ( Quick Response ) was killed this Thursday, Jan. 2 in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in the village called Ngadi between the airport and Beni Mavivi city ​​( North Kivu ) . Reached by telephone , the government spokesman Lambert Mende confirmed the news .

According to military sources , several members of the convoy were also killed . For now, the Nepalese peacekeepers MONUSCO , arrived on the scene , are working to extinguish the fire set by the attackers in one of the vehicles in the convoy. It has lost several of its members whose number remains to be determined.

Shortly before the confirmation of his death, his bodyguard , Corporal Paul Safari, has this testimony to the AFP :

" A rocket has reached the right side of the road and hit our jeep, topped with a heavy weapon . I started to pull up finish all my ammunition, but our attackers always advancing. When the rocket hit the jeep, the colonel was still alive. When I ran , I did not see out of the car , I do not know if he is alive or not . "

Colonel Mamadou N'Dala has been at the forefront in the operations of the Armed Forces of the DRC against the M23 . After dislodging the rebels Nyiragongo etRutshuru , rumors had announced his succession Goma to Kinshasa.

This rumor was sparked in July of protests in the streets of Goma (North Kivu ) where young people had demonstrated to demand the retention of the military officer.

Mamadou Ndala was obliged to deny this rumor , saying: " It is not true, it's a rumor. Manipulation of rebels who want to destabilize the morale of the population and troops engaged on the ground . "

Colonel Mamadou N'Dala led another operation against Ugandan rebels Adf - Nalu . The army had already managed to get the locality deKamango , Kisiki and bridge Semliki , formerly occupied by the rebels.

This is when the convoy FARDC arrived in the village called Ngadi , he was targeted by rebels who killed Colonel Mamadou Ndala .

By Roger Kitemoko Mambwene ADA .
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