FDLR terrorist organization based in the Democratic republic of Congo has suffered yet another blow following the capture of its leader Lt. Col. Idrissa Muradadi amidst a military offensive mounted by UN backed forces.
Rwanda is waiting for the extradition of Lt. Col. Idrissa Muradadi.
Lt. Col. Muradadi and three of his bodyguards turned themselves over on March 10, said Col. Sylvain Ekenge a Congolese military official, “ Muradadi is now in the hands of the U.N. mission in Congo and awaiting extradition to Rwanda”.
Ekenge said Muradadi surrendered because of military pressure. “We will continue this offensive until all of the rebels go home,” he said adding that 15 other rebels and 74 of their dependents have also turned themselves over to the military, Ekenge said.
“I can confirm that the head FDLR in the territory of Kabare, Lt. Col. Idrissa Muradadi, commander of the FDLR’s 2nd battalion went with three of his bodyguards and he is currently in the hands of MONUSCO for his extradition to his country, Rwanda,” Ekenge said.
The FDLR has terrorized eastern Congo for years, launching brutal attacks on civilians. The Congolese government has unsuccessfully attempted to eradicate the group, which crossed into Congo after Rwanda’s 1994 Tutsi genocide.
More than two dozen civilians have been killed by the Rwandan Hutu fighters since New Year’s. The latest attack by the FDLR in South Kivu on Feb. 25 killed 4 civilians and left three others injured, Ekenge said.
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