The Democratic Republic of the Congo, simply known as Congo and formerly known as Zaire, is a country located in Central Africa.
History[]
Ten Rings Attack[]
The Ten Rings, an international terrorist organization, was affiliated with members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to fulfill their quest of destabilizing multiple regions to induce global chaos.
The United States Armed Forces, wanting to send the message that they do not need Iron Man for keeping world peace, tasked Hammer Industries with developing a single-pilot close-quarter combat vehicle nicknamed the Aerodynamic Marvel. General Thaddeus Ross, in charge of the project, ordered the vehicle to be carried in a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber and deployed over DR Congo, in order to perform a field test in an actual war zone monitored by Ross and lead designer Justin Hammer.
However, Aerodynamic Marvel was shot down by the Congolese Army. The United States Armed Forces recruited Tony Stark to rescue the downed pilot, hoping Iron Man would fulfill the original mission of the Aerodynamic Marvel; Stark was to kill the Congolese Army members in the area without blaming the Armed Forces, masquerading as an act of self-defense during the rescue mission.
The Congolese Army approached the vehicle, salvaging any piece of equipment they could and capturing the pilot. Ross tried to self-destruct the mechanism to avoid any further complications, but was unable to do it due to the damage to the Aerodynamic Marvel's virtual umbilical systems.
Iron Man arrived just in time to save the pilot from being executed by Congolese soldiers waving the flag of the Ten Rings. However, he refused to kill the soldiers, disarming and knocking them down attacking the soil beneath them. Stark then flew away with the pilot and received a call from Ross, who ordered him to evacuate the soldier to Egypt, an order Stark completed despite being tired of being manipulated for the sake of the pilot's life.[1]
Second Congo War[]
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was involved in the Second Congo War, and fighting continued to years after the war ended. Congolese rebels used the weapons they were granted to steal from others, resulting in a conflict that approached the Wakandan border. The United Nations sent troops to engage with the rebels, and Wakandan forces joined the fight, led by N'Taki. The Black Panther then appeared and joined the fight, easily defeating the rebels and confusing the United Nations soldiers.[2]
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