U.N. Aid Convoy Crosses Into East Congo Rebel Zone

U.N. Aid Convoy Crosses Into East Congo Rebel Zone (NSI News Source Info) November 9, 2008: United Nations peacekeepers on patrol passed a dead Congolese man while escorting a convoy heading to Rutshuru, Congo, to begin operations again in the area north of the provincial capital of Goma. Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France said the United Nations needs new soldiers and tougher rules of engagement after rebels overran government troops on their march to Goma last week.

United Nations peacekeepers patrolled near Rutshuru, in eastern Congo, on Monday, inside territory held by Laurent Nkunda's rebel movement.