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Les militaires français pourront recourir à la force si nécessaire pour arrêter la progression vers l'Ouest du FPR
Card Number 35102
Number
35102
Author
Cormery, Antoine
Author
Mousset, Benoît
Date
5 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940705
Time
08:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 8 heures [1:35]
Title
Les militaires français pourront recourir à la force si nécessaire pour arrêter la progression vers l'Ouest du FPR
Subtitle
Amiral Lanxade, chef d'état-major : "Il y a seulement un aménagement des ordres compte tenu de l'évolution de la situation !".
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8191284 bytes
Source
Public records
Type
Journal télévisé
Language
en
Abstract
- In Rwanda, while Kigali and Butare are now in the hands of the RPF, the French established a humanitarian zone yesterday [July 4] in the southwest of the country. But the risk of confrontation with the rebels' advanced elements is increasing every day.
- Their mission is no longer limited to a strictly humanitarian duty such as identifying and protecting civilians. Since yesterday [July 4], their scope of action has expanded: the French military will be able to use force if necessary to halt the Rwandan Patriotic Front's westward advance.
- Because Kigali, the capital, and Butare, Rwanda's second largest city, fell yesterday [July 4]. The rebels are now heading towards sectors where Operation Turquoise units are deployed.
- In Gikongoro, about thirty kilometers from Butare, the operation's headquarters. A headquarters meeting. The paratroopers have reinforced their positions. This morning, 300 reinforcements joined the 150 troops already present around a 10-kilometer perimeter that the RPF rebels are not allowed to cross.
- Admiral Lanxade, Chief of Staff: "The orders given to the French forces are to ensure the integrity of the Safe Humanitarian Zone. That's all. And to allow humanitarian action to develop. The orders have simply been adjusted in light of the evolving situation!".
- A change of direction denounced by the RPF: it reiterates that France is today far from the humanitarian mission it was assigned by the United Nations.
- Their mission is no longer limited to a strictly humanitarian duty such as identifying and protecting civilians. Since yesterday [July 4], their scope of action has expanded: the French military will be able to use force if necessary to halt the Rwandan Patriotic Front's westward advance.
- Because Kigali, the capital, and Butare, Rwanda's second largest city, fell yesterday [July 4]. The rebels are now heading towards sectors where Operation Turquoise units are deployed.
- In Gikongoro, about thirty kilometers from Butare, the operation's headquarters. A headquarters meeting. The paratroopers have reinforced their positions. This morning, 300 reinforcements joined the 150 troops already present around a 10-kilometer perimeter that the RPF rebels are not allowed to cross.
- Admiral Lanxade, Chief of Staff: "The orders given to the French forces are to ensure the integrity of the Safe Humanitarian Zone. That's all. And to allow humanitarian action to develop. The orders have simply been adjusted in light of the evolving situation!".
- A change of direction denounced by the RPF: it reiterates that France is today far from the humanitarian mission it was assigned by the United Nations.