Probe into army’s role in Bunia massacre

The Ugandan army has launched an investigation into the conduct of some of its officers during the conflict between the Hema and Lendu ethnic groups which flared up earlier this year in the Bunia region, the ‘Sunday Vision’ reported. According to the paper, 40,000 people died and 500,000 were internally displaced in the eight month conflict. Some local officials in Bunia said the clashes would have been resolved much earlier “had it not been for the controversial role played by certain Ugandan officers who took sides”. One Ugandan army captain is among those being investigated, according to the army spokesman Phineas Katirima. The Ugandan-backed RCD-ML controls Ituri province where the clashes occurred.