http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/28/us-congo-democratic-un-combat-idUSBRE92R0V220130328

 

U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

UNITED NATIONS | Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:28pm EDT

 

(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "targeted offensive operations" to neutralize armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The 15-member Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution establishing the so-called intervention brigade within the existing 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo, known as MONUSCO.

(Reporting by Louis Charbonneau; Editing by Vicki Allen)