The United States is sanctions on the Armed Group, Barico, as well as the Congolese Mining Company CDMC.
the US It was imposed on an armed group accused of illegal mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the army and the M23 rebel backed by Rwandan circulated on charges of violating the recently accessible ceasefire deal by the United States.
The US Treasury said on Tuesday that it was prohibiting all interests and restricting transactions with Barrico van, an armed group that it said controlled on the main Colatian mining site in Robia from 2022 to 2024, which opposed the M23 group.
The administration of President Donald Trump was pushing to reach the minerals of the region, as it did in other parts of the world, including Ukraine.
He also slapped sanctions on the Congolese Mining Company CDMC, saying that it sold the minerals obtained and smuggled from mines near Robia and the East Rise and Star Dragon export, which was accused of buying minerals from the armed group.
“The United States is sending a clear message that there is no armed group or a commercial entity fortified of sanctions if it undermines peace, stability or security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tami Bruce said in a statement.
Rubaya is currently under the control of the M23 group, which is already targeted by US sanctions. The mine produces 15 to 30 percent of the world supplies of the two colors, a metal used in electronics such as laptops and mobile phones.
Many Pareco rebels were combined into the DRC army in 2009, but Pareco-FF appeared in 2022 in response to the M23 gains.
The penalties come at a time when Congolese army spokesman, Silvan Ikeng, said in a statement that the M23 “daily” “” M23 attacks “constitute a clear violation of” clear “a clear violation of the principles, which is what It fell in mid -July in Doha,, Which include “permanent ceasefire” terms.
Follow a A separate peace deal Between the Congolese governments and Rwandi, it took place in Washington, DC, in the previous month, which also helped American companies and American companies control critical minerals in the region.
The Congolese army said it is ready to respond, “for all provocations from this alliance (M23 Group), it is used to violating the agreements.”
“The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues its” offensive military maneuvers aimed at widespread war. “
The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an area on the borders of Rwanda, has suffered abundant natural resources, but suffers from non -state armed groups, severe violence for more than three decades.
A new increase in disturbances erupted early this year when the M23 group seized Goma major cities And Bukavu, the creation of their departments, with the killing of thousands in the conflict.
Violence on Earth continued despite the United States’ peace agreement and its assistance in Qatar, where the fighting has become more intense since Friday throughout the city of Mamalba in the province of South Kivu, where the confrontation line has been relatively stable since March.
Local and security sources said that the M23 attacked the positions between Friday and Monday by the militia and the forces of the forces supporting Kinshasa, and pushed them back several kilometers, after clashes using light and heavy weapons.
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebels agreed to sign a permanent peace agreement by August 18, but renewed fighting threatened this effort.
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