Top soldiers called back from Congo
Paul
Paul A
Top Zimbabwean soldiers called back from DRC Major-general Mike Nyambuya, the
Zimbabwean who has been in charge of SADC troops fighting rebels in the
Democratic Republic of
Congo, has been called back home.
This is illegedly for opposing the prolonged stay of Zimbabwe's troops in the
war-torn DRC.
Sources within the Zimbabwe National Army said the veteran soldier preferred
a diplomatic solution
in the civil war in which President Laurent Kabila's reign is being
challenged by some politicians who
are accusing him of being a dictator.
Nyambuya who led the Zimbabwean forces in the battle to repel the rebels who
were about to
capture the Congolese capital Kinshasa in August last year, is said to have
been opposed to the
deployment of Zimbabwe's forces in the east where the rebels have captured
several towns because
he believed a prolonged war would result in devastating material and human
losses. It is said Mugabe
felt Nyambuya could not effectively lead the Allied Forces in the east when
he did not believe in such
a mission.
Another top commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, Brigadier Gibbs Kachana
has also been
called back home after being blamed for the capture of 16 Zimbabwean soldiers
during a surveillance
mission in Eastern Congo in October.
edunn...@aol.com
pa...@bigfootNILSPAM.com (Paul) wrote:
> From Afrika News Network.
> Paul A
>
> Nyambuya who led the Zimbabwean forces in the battle to repel the rebels who
> were about to
> capture the Congolese capital Kinshasa in August last year, is said to have
> been opposed to the
> deployment of Zimbabwe's forces in the east where the rebels have captured
> several towns because
> he believed a prolonged war would result in devastating material and human
> losses. It is said Mugabe
> felt Nyambuya could not effectively lead the Allied Forces in the east when
> he did not believe in such
> a mission.
>
> Another top commander of the Zimbabwe National Army, Brigadier Gibbs Kachana
> has also been
> called back home after being blamed for the capture of 16 Zimbabwean soldiers
> during a surveillance
> mission in Eastern Congo in October.
Historically, Rhodesian armed forces have been among the best in
the world. When did they start to go downhill?
Ed Unneland
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the best in
>>the world. When did they start to go downhill?
When Lionel Dyke retired of course. Ted Hamer.
edunn...@aol.com
keith potter <ke...@imprints.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> edunn...@aol.com wrote in message <78onke$abh$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>
> the world. When did they start to go downhill?
>
On reflection, given the performance of the current
government, my question was a stupid one with an obvious
answer. OTOH, one would have thought that with the
historical Marxist use of the means of coercion without
let or hindrance, maintaining the professional edge of
the armed forces would have been a priority. It struck
me as odd that, considering the quality of the armed
forces delivered to the Mugabe government by the Muzorewa
government, the Zimbabwean army is having such trouble
with the Congolese rebels. Didn't any of the former
Popular Front fighters offer to compare notes with the
army as to what they found to be effective against them
whilst fighting as guerillas?