The "wise on",Yoweri Museveni apparently pomised to deployee UPDF troops in Burundi to help fight Burundi Rebels..Wrong move!
Matek BURUNDI 14/5/2004 15:59 BUJUMBURA RURAL: CLASHES BETWEEN ARMY AND REBELS, RECIPROCAL ACCUSATIONS General, Brief The army allegedly killed nine rebels of FNL (National Liberation Forces) - the last armed group active in Burundi ?yesterday afternoon a dozen kilometres southeast of the capital Bujumbura, military sources said today. Government forces reportedly found the bodies of the combatants near Kabumba in the province of Bujumbura Rural this morning. However, FNL denies having taken casualties, accusing the army of killing civilians with bombs dropped from military aircraft. Military sources report that the clashes began last Tuesday after the rebels ambushed a government patrol near Burima, roughly 30 kilometres southeast of the capital, allegedly injuring four people. These recent episodes aside, the most violent clashes between FNL and the army date back to last month; dozens of civilians, rebels and soldiers were killed in the violence, while over 30,000 people were forced to abandon their homes. FNL is the only armed movement that has not reached an agreement with the government to end the conflict in which over 300,000 people ?mostly civilians - have died, according to the United Nations.[LC]
