41.   He said the Rwandan troops have met up with the Angolan and Zairean rebel troops along the road to Kinshasa.

42.   Heavy fighting between Rwandan troops and Hutu rebels erupted Tuesday in Gisenyi just across the border from Goma.

43.   He warned, however, that Rwandan troops will respond if attacked.

44.   His report was impossible to verify as Rwandan troops prevented journalists from crossing into Zaire.

45.   However, he acknowledged that the departure of the unspecified number of Rwandan troops may have played a role in the current unrest.

46.   Holbrooke said Ugandan forces sparked the latest hostilities in Kisangani with an artillery barrage on Rwandan troops.

47.   However, Rwandan troops will not withdraw completely until Rwandan rebels in Congo are neutralized, he said.

48.   Humanitarian sources have reported significant movement of Rwandan troops in North Kivu province around Beni, Butembo and Rutshuru and Goma and in Bukavu in South Kivu province.

49.   I tried to advise Kabila not to heavily rely on Rwandan troops, but he insisted on Rwanda to help.

50.   In Kinshasa, the human rights minister said Rwandan troops were attacking ethnic Hutus living in eastern Congo.