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Troop movements in Kisangani

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    Rwandan and Ugandan soldiers have started to leave the rebel-held town of Kisangani in Province Orientale, news agencies said on Friday. Reuters said the two armies had largely withdrawn from the town, with Ugandan troops quitting the textile factory that had been their base outside Kisangani. Sources in contact with Kisangani told IRIN that over 1,000 Rwandan soldiers had been seen leaving the town since Thursday, heading southeast by road, while Ugandan army vehicles were heading to the northeast towards Bafwasende.

    News agencies on Saturday quoted Ugandan Defence Minister Amama Mbabazi as confirming that Ugandan troops had started withdrawing from Kisangani, but he said they would be "redeployed" elsewhere in the DRC. "There was a clash in Kisangani last month, and we agreed that all forces should be
    withdrawn from the city in order to avoid [future] clashes," he said.

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