Rooivalk attack helicopters perform well in first combat action against M23
Two Rooivalks from the Force Intervention Brigade attacked M23 positions in Chanzu, scoring a number of direct hits and marking the type’s first combat action.
How M23 was rolled back
A detailed analysis of how M23 was defeated by the combined forces of the DRC national army, FARDC, and the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade.
Podcast: After the FIB Assault
African Defence Review’s Richard Stupart speaks to Joseph Kay in Goma for an update on what’s happened since the Force Intervention Brigade engaged M23 last week.
The FIB Goes To War
At 07h50 yesterday morning, the Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO, fired the opening shots of the first ever direct attack on rebel forces in UN peacekeeping history.
Podcast: African Defence Roundup of Mali, Egypt, DRC
African Defence Review’s latest podcast features three expert analysts on key African flashpoints. This SITREP provides a useful update on Mali in the run up to elections, Egypt following the ousting of President Morsi, and the FIB in DRC and the establishment of a new security zone.