Defence union wants air support for SA soldiers in DRC
The South African National Defence Union says the South African soldiers deployed Democratic Republic of Congo need air support.
Two SANDF soldiers were killed and three injured after a mortar bomb landed inside one of the South African contingent’s military bases on Wednesday.
The injured soldiers were rushed to the nearest Hospital in Goma for medical attention.
The soldiers were deployed in December to assist the DRC government to fight M23 rebels and restore peace.
Earlier this month, two SANDF soldiers were injured in an attack in the DRC.
“SANDU expresses its condolences with the families of the two soldiers killed in this attack and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured soldiers,” said the union’s Pikkie Greef.
“Some experts have expressed concern that our soldiers are vulnerable to attack because of a lack of air support and it is quite clear that the sooner our soldiers get this kind of air support, the quicker these attacks will be deterred and the attackers be dealt with.”
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