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In March 2013, the UN Security Council agreed that a regional Intervention Brigade should be sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to 'neutralize and disarm' rebel groups in the country. Yes, but who initially promoted this idea and why? And what issues will the one-year deployment inevitably have to address, to include transforming the DRC's armed forces into reliable long-term peacekeepers? These are the topics this brief tackles, among others.