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Security Council backs Annan's proposed force

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    Security Council members last Friday expressed support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recent proposal for a UN force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They, however, voiced deep concern over reports of recent massacres in eastern DRC and condemned "all human rights abuses in the country". Annan had recommended the deployment of some 5,537 peace keepers in four reinforced infantry groups.

    According to Assistant-Secretary-General Hedi Annabi the troops would not serve as an "interposition force" nor would they be expected to extract military observers or civilian personnel. "The force would not have the capacity to protect the civilian population from armed attack," UN spokesman Fred Eckhard quoted him as saying.

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