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200 Rwandan rebels killed

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    Over 200 ex-FAR and Interahamwe militiamen have been killed in a major swoop by joint RCD and Rwandan forces in eastern DRC, the Rwanda News Agency (RNA) reported. It cited RCD sources who said the operation was launched a week ago in the Goma area. Some 4,000 Rwandan rebels had reportedly been massing at bases between the Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes preparing for attacks on Goma, Gisenyi and Ruhengeri. A further 100 Rwandan rebels were captured, RNA said.

    In a separate incident on Wednesday, RCD rebel forces killed seven Rwandan militiamen and captured two others plus a number of Mayi-Mayi warriors on the Ruzizi plain, south of Bukavu, RNA reported.

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