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2025-01-30 16:48:40 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 839D236FAEB5E3E1A8A2994463833F29AA6BC854AE26F9134B7F5E2D23D2D9DB
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The Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) is an army and not a militia.https://www.mod.gov.rw/ , https://minusca.unmissions.org/en/minusca-capacity-boosted-arrival-additional-rwandan-peacekeepers . SAMIDRC is not a peacekeeping force.It is an offensive force which from Dec 15th 2023 deployed 2900 troops from South Africa to the DRC with the mandate to fight armed groups alongside the army of the DRC. https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africa-deploy-2900-troops-fight-armed-groups-eastern-congo-2024-02-12/ , https://www.thepresidency.gov.za/south-africa-contributes-troops-sadc-mission-drc
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