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Rwandan contingent in sweep against Interahamwe

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    Meanwhile, Goma residents told IRIN on Wednesday that "larger numbers of Rwandan troops than ever" were crossing the border into North Kivu. General opinion in the town was that some were heading north "in an attempt to rout increasing numbers of Interahamwe", and possibly heading on towards the "de facto" provincial border between Ishasha and Kanyabayonga, while the rest were thought to be headed by air to Lodja,
    and generally in the direction of Mbuji-Mayi. A senior Rwandan military officer, cited by AP news agency on Tuesday, said that while there were no new deployments or special operations in DRC, the army had begun "a very big mop-up exercise" against Rwandan Interahamwe around Rutshuru on Friday.

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