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Viewing cable 07KINSHASA355, KINSHASA SITREP 4: MILITARY CLAIMS TO BE GAINING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07KINSHASA355 2007-03-23 15:52 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO4007
PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #0355 0821552
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 231552Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5854
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS KINSHASA 000355 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV ASEC KPKO MOPS CG
SUBJECT: KINSHASA SITREP 4: MILITARY CLAIMS TO BE GAINING 
CONTROL IN KINSHASA 
 
REF: KINSHASA 353 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1. (SBU) Sporadic shooting continued into the afternoon 
around the Embassy compound in the Gombe district of 
Kinshasa. Automatic weapons fire and several loud explosions 
have been heard since midday. Military officials with FARDC 
Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Kisempia Sunglinga claim their troops 
are gaining the "upper hand" in Kinshasa against the guard 
forces of Jean-Pierre Bemba. They told us the current 
shooting is part of "mop-up" operations against Bemba's 
guards fleeing his former official residence on Boulevard de 
30 Juin. While FARDC officials contend they are in control of 
the city, Post has received multiple but unverified reports 
nearby Ndolo airport was temporarily occupied by Bemba's 
forces. The DRC's Air Force maintains a small base adjacent 
to Ndolo. Post assesses that resistance by Bemba's forces is 
rapidly decreasing, with a potential pocket of Bemba troops 
possibly remaining in the Ndolo area. 
 
2. (U) EAC convened at 11:30 a.m. at 4:00 p.m. The committee 
unanimously decided to request authorized departure for 
family members, which will be forwarded septel. An additional 
warden message was sent midday out advising all AmCits to 
remain in their present positions. The EAC will meet again at 
4:00 p.m. 
 
3. (SBU) There are no reports of AmCit casualties from the 
fighting. Three AmCits were successfully extracted from the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs where they had spent the evening. 
All were safely returned to the nearby Grand Hotel. Two other 
AmCits were later extracted from the DRC's Migration 
Authority when they had been since fighting erupted and taken 
to the Memling Hotel. Several other AmCits remain in at least 
two locations in the Gombe area and are unable to leave their 
positions. 
 
4. (SBU) A small group of about eight Congolese, including 
women and children, climbed over the wall of the JAO complex 
in the early afternoon. After an audible warning was given 
over the loudspeaker system, the intruders left the compound. 
The windows at the residences of two Mission employees were 
damaged by gunfire on March 23. 
 
5. (SBU) AmCit and local businessman Cameron Burns reported 
to EconOff earlier today one of his boats in the Kinshasa 
area was seized the morning of March 23 by armed men believed 
to be from Bemba's guard force. Burns said the boat, which 
was carrying nearly 150 tons of sugar, cement and other 
provisions, was taken in the Maluku area upriver from 
Kinshasa. Burns later reported the boat and the material was 
returned to his crew. 
 
6. (SBU) Businesses remain closed in Gombe although there are 
a small number of pedestrians along 30 Juin. Witnesses report 
roads were mostly empty but there was some public 
transportation. Some foot and vehicle traffic has reportedly 
resumed in the area of the Grand Hotel. 
 
7. (SBU) MONUC officials report nearly 100 members of Bemba's 
guard have surrendered to MONUC peacekeepers. A total of 64 
AK-47 rifles and two RPGs have been recovered. The 
surrendering forces are being temporarily detained at MONUC's 
headquarters in Gombe. Other reports suggest that Bemba 
troops are also shedding uniforms and melting into the 
community. 
 
8. (U) MONUC's Radio Okapi, quoting hospital sources, 
reported at least seven killed and 30 wounded, including 
military and civilians. MONUC military officials said they 
have reports of at least seven FARDC soldiers and seven of 
Bemba's guards killed. 
 
9. (SBU) The petroleum pipeline from Matadi in Bas-Congo 
province to Kinshasa was shut off the morning of March 23. 
Port officials told us operations in Matadi are proceeding 
normally, and trucks from the port are leaving from Kinshasa. 
It is not yet clear if the vehicles are entering Kinshasa. 
 
10. (SBU) Bemba remains at the South African Ambassador's 
residence in Gombe. As reported reftel, the GDRC reportedly 
issued an arrest warrant for the former vice president, 
charging him with treason and organizing a private militia. 
President Kabila has not yet made any public statements about 
the fighting. 
MEECE