UN, UK Sanction DRC Officials
The U.N. Security Council and the U.K. sanctioned two people for their ties to military groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The designations target Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, brigadier general for the Congolese militia group M23, and Protogene Ruvugayimikore, commander of a special unit for the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda.
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In a separate notice, the U.K. amended or corrected four entries under its Iran (Nuclear) sanctions regime. The agency amended the and corrected the entry for Mehrdada Akhlaghi Ketabachi.