Operation Artemis
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Operation Artemis | ||||||
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Part of the Ituri conflict | ||||||
Location of Ituri within the Congo | ||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||
Lendu tribe |
Hema tribe: (UPC)Union of Congolese Patriots |
Operation Artemis, formally European Union Force Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUFOR), was a short-term
Background
During the
2003 Ituri conflict fighting
In 2003, Lendu and Hema
UN observer mission and withdrawal of Ugandan troops
In the beginning of 2003, the
The withdrawal of 7,000 Ugandan troops in April 2003 led to a deteriorating security situation in the Ituri region, endangering the peace process in DRC.[citation needed] In April 2003, 800 Ugandan soldiers were deployed in Bunia and one observer died in a mine explosion. In May 2003, two military observers were killed by a militia.
Intervention
The
The
- Military forces: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom,[citation needed]
- Headquarters staff: Austria, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Germany[citation needed]
Operation Artemis was launched on 12 June and the IMEF completed its deployment in the following three weeks. The force was successful in stabilising the situation in Bunia and enforcing the UN presence in the DRC. On 1 September 2003, responsibility for the security of the region was handed over to the MONUC mission. The number of authorised personnel in the MONUC mission was previously extended in Resolution 1493.
Following the rapid deployment of about 1800 troops to the region in June 2003, Bunia was secured but massacres continued in the countryside.[5] On 1 September 2003, responsibility for the security of the region was handed over to the MONUC mission.[2]
Milestone
By December 2003, one of major warring parties in the region, the
See also
- Second Congo War
- Ituri Conflict
References
- ^ a b Steele, Jonathan (31 May 2003). "UN sends troops to stop Congo massacres". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ a b Sjoera Dikkers & Roeland Muskens (9 September 2003). "Nederlandse troepen naar Grote Meren". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Türke 2008, p. 4
- ^ Türke 2016, p. 53-106
- ^ a b c "DR Congo (Zaire) > Non-state Conflict > Hema - Lendu > Summary". Conflict Encyclopedia. Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Q&A: DR Congo's ethnic flashpoint". BBC News. 15 May 2003.
- ^ Barringer, Felicity (13 May 2003). "U.N. Council May Request Foreign Force For Congo". The New York Times.
- ^ "Groen licht voor EU-missie Congo". Trouw (in Dutch). 5 June 2003. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Svår operation i Kongo" [Difficult operation in Congo] (in Swedish). Swedish Armed Forces. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-19-969272-9.
Bibliography
- András István Türke, La géopolitique des premières missions de l`Union européenne en Afrique, Paris : L`Harmattan, 2016 (2)
- Türke, András István, The Operation ARTEMIS in the Democratic Republic of Congo, CERPESC Analyses, 07/AF/02/2008 - 21 January 2008