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MLC officials get military training

    NAIROBI

    Senior officials of the Mouvement de Liberation du Congo (MLC) have been undergoing intensive military training at Goloma, the Uganda-backed rebel movement said. In a report received by IRIN on Friday, the MLC said its secretary-general, Olivier Kamitatu, and more than 30 other top officials and managers were being trained in the use of AK-47 automatic rifles, marksmanship principles, maps, field signals and other military skills. The training started on 5 March under the leadership of “allied” instructors, supervised by Congolese colonel Gedeon Kibonge, it stated. “With this training, the political officers will now be able to serve as an interface between soldiers and civilians,” the report added.

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