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Army unhappy over Kisangani report

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    The Ugandan army is reported to have given a "lukewarm" response to the joint Rwandan-Ugandan report on last month's clashes in Kisangani. The independent 'Monitor' daily said it was told the report - which has not been made public - "tended to blame the UPDF [Uganda People's Defence Forces]" for the fighting. The UPDF High Command has reportedly recommended that a panel be set up "to make a broader and fairer review" of the incident in which up to 200 people were killed. One source told the 'Monitor' a further reorganisation of the army was probable, after President Yoweri Museveni reshuffled the top commanders. With the transfer of Brigadier James Kazini, who heads Ugandan troops in DRC, from Kisangani to Gbadolite, the entire Ugandan army HQ has shifted to the northwestern town also, reports said.

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