The SANDF has not released the name of the soldier killed in clashes in the North Kivu city of Butembo.

The United Nations Secretary General has called on the DRC authorities to investigate the attacking and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

The assailants  are believed to be from the Mai Mal militia  who have regularly attacked the UN peacekeepers known as MONUSCO.

Two South African soldiers were wounded in the onslaught that killed a policeman and five militia members.

Special representative of the secretary general Maman Sidikou says the attack constitutes a war crime but it won’t undermine the commitment and determination of MONUSCO to fulfill its mandate to protect civilians and neutralise armed groups mandate.

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