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The Zimbabwean army on Friday warned that it would break through to its forces at Ikela, northwestern DRC, if they became threatened by a Congolese rebel attempt to cut off supplies to a joint Zimbabwean-Namibian contingent at Ikela airport. “Our troops are able to hold their ground; they are being resupplied by air. But if the rebels refuse to let us resupply by river then we will force our way through,” Associated Press quoted Colonel Chancellor Diye as saying. Zimbabwe also said the rebels had broken the Lusaka ceasefire by cutting off its main supply route at Bakungo and firing on aircraft landing at Ikela. It said it had filed a formal complaint to the Joint Military Commission (JMC) tasked with implementing the ceasefire agreement, AP reported.
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