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RCD claim battling Burundi rebels

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    An AFP report quoted an RCD commander as claiming they were confronting 2,000 Kinshasa-allied Burundi rebels in the Pwetu area. “We think these Burundian rebels are crossing the lake using ports in Zambia and Tanzania, perhaps unknown to the authorities there.” The commander, named as Major Songolo, also claimed to have captured four Zimbabwean soldiers and a white Namibian officer in clashes around Moba.

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