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Troops to be pulled out of the DRC

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    Chad has decided to withdraw its troops from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following a regional accord brokered by Libya, according to news reports.

    Reuters quoted Information Minister Moussa Dago as saying details of the withdrawal of the estimated 1,000 troops would be decided with the DRC government.

    The troops were sent to the DRC last September to help the government of President Laurent Kabila fight rebels backed by Uganda and Rwanda. The regional accord that has paved the way for their withdrawal was signed last month in the Libyan city of Sirte by Kabila and the presidents of Chad, Uganda and Eritrea.

    Under the agreement, Eritrea and Libya agreed to send military observers to Congo to take over from foreign troops involved in the conflict: the DRC army is also backed by troops from Angola, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

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