41. His plan would also offer an amnesty for members of the rebel army, and economic development of the region with international aid. 42. In an interview with the Voice of America, Savimbi dismissed government officials who boasted that his rebel army was no longer a force to be reckoned with. 43. In capturing Kamina, the rebel army again proved well-disciplined and cautious. 44. In response, the Banyamulenge, some of whom had fought for a Tutsi rebel army during the Rwandan civil war, began to arm themselves. 45. In Sierra Leone, madmen posing as a rebel army cut off the hands of teen-aged boys and trap families in their homes to torch them. 46. In May, Angolan forces teamed with troops from Rwanda and Uganda to help a rebel army led by Laurent Kabila take over the former Zaire. 47. Indeed, had Pastrana decided to end the demilitarized zone, it would have meant abandoning peace efforts and dislodging a well-equipped rebel army that has become firmly rooted. 48. It was in this way that the rebel army got most of its weapons, Kagame said. 49. It was through Kamina, for example, that Jonas Savimbi supplied his rebel army in Angola. 50. It should be met by reciprocal steps from the other warring parties, including rebel armies that continue to threaten major cities. |
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