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Retired soldiers recruited for DRC, paper says

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    Retired Tanzanian army officers are allegedly being recruited by Uganda to fight alongside anti-Kinshasa rebels in the DRC, the independent Dar es Salaam newspaper ‘The Guardian’ reported yesterday (Tuesday). Quoting unnamed sources, the paper said the last batch of former officers left for training in Uganda last month. ‘The Guardian’ added that at the time of going to press, it could not establish whether the ministry of defence was aware of the recruitment drive.

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