
(5MinNewsBreak.com) – In an alarming development, the United States embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been set on fire by violent protesters.
This shocking attack comes as Rwandan-backed rebels seize control of strategic areas, highlighting the region’s instability.
The U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa has issued a dire warning to American citizens.
“Due to an increase in violence throughout the city of Kinshasa, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa advises U.S. citizens to shelter-in-place and then safely depart while commercial options are available,” the embassy expressed.
This unprecedented evacuation order underscores the gravity of the situation in a critical African nation.
Protesters have been fueled by anger by what they believe is Western inaction against Rwandan aggression.
As a way to express their frustration, they decided to target foreign embassies in Kinshasa.
The U.S. Embassy bore the brunt of this fury, with demonstrators setting fires and looting the premises.
Even more alarmingly, a new embassy building under construction was breached, exposing the threats to American assets abroad.
The chaos in Kinshasa is a direct result of the advance of M23, a Rwandan-backed rebel group, into the strategic eastern city of Goma.
This incursion has displaced half a million people and caused significant casualties.
The State Department’s decision to order the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families seeks to avoid an unnecessary loss of American lives.
Although the United Nations, the U.S., China, and the European Union have called for Rwanda to withdraw its forces, these demands have fallen on deaf ears.
This latest development shows the true colors of M23 rebels and their Rwandan backers, who continue to deny their involvement despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Goma is a testament to the instability in the region.
Residents face food, water, and medicine shortages, with one local, Kahindo Sifa, lamenting, “There is hunger in Goma. We have to go get water from the lake and we have no medicine.”
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