BD peacekeepers in Congo rescue villagers from militia attack

The Bangladesh Army’s Rapid Deployment Battalion (BANRDB-4), deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), conducted a successful operation on May 16 to protect Lenga villagers from CODECO militia attacks.

After receiving information about looting and arson of the CODECO militia, the peacekeeping team of BANRDB-4 rushed to the spot along with the armored vehicle, As soon they arrived the spot, the militia started firing targeting the Bangladeshi peacekeepers. 

In response, the patrols of BANRDB-4 bravely retaliated against the militia forces. The militia was forced to leave the village in the face of strong resistance from Bangladesh peacekeepers. At that time, the peacekeepers rescued a local man in an injured condition and admitted him to a local hospital after minor surgery. The peacekeepers later recovered the body of a local person who had been shot dead.