80 Rwandan, Ugandan Rebels Killed, Says General

July 01 2010

Dem Rep Of Congo

An army general says Congolese troops killed 80 rebels from neighboring Uganda and Rwanda who crossed the border into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa News reports.

Gen. Amuli Bahigwa said Congolese anti-rebel operation began on June 1. Four government soldiers and eight civilians were also killed, he said.

The eastern part of DR Congo has been wracked by violence since Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Ugandan rebels have also fought in the region for two decades.

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