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Rutshuru villagers relocated

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    As a result of a recent increase in attacks by armed groups on villages in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province, Rwandan forces have reportedly started forcibly relocating some area residents into camps, independent sources in the region told IRIN on Monday. They said people were being removed form their villages in the Tongo, Kibirizi and Bambu areas, and thousands of displaced people had arrived over the last few weeks at several camp sites, including at Kanyabayonga and Nyanzale. Affected civilian populations in Rutshuru were in urgent need of assistance, but the current level of insecurity made it very difficult to deliver aid to the area, the sources added.

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