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Chad completes pullout, Ugandans reportedly withdraw

    NAIROBI

    Rwanda's ceasefire announcement followed a reported pullout by Uganda from parts of DRC and the completion of a Chadian troop withdrawal, which began last week. The Ugandan independent 'Monitor' newspaper said troops with heavy artillery guns had already started arriving in Kampala last week.
    Humanitarian sources told IRIN some 2,000 Chadian troops had withdrawn from northwestern DRC to Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, where the UN peacekeeping mission (MINURCA) has been mobilised to ensure their smooth passage. The sources pointed out the logicality of rebel forces now moving into vacated territory. The rebel group, Mouvement de liberation congolais (MLC), is active in northwest Equateur province.

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