51.   In July, Kabila ordered remaining Rwandan troops and military instructors out of the country.

52.   In the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, Defense Minister Irung Awan said Saturday that Rwandan troops had taken over the town.

53.   It is widely believed Rwandan troops were helping the rebels in eastern Congo, and Congo has repeatedly accused Uganda of backing the fight.

54.   It is widely believed that Rwandan troops are again helping the rebels in eastern Congo.

55.   Iwawa Island was littered Wednesday with the bodies of Hutu soldiers and militiamen who died in fighting with Rwandan troops or drowned in a desperate attempt to flee.

56.   Kabila has claimed Ugandan and Rwandan troops are fighting alongside the rebels in Congo, but Rwandan officials have persistently denied this.

57.   Kabila, however, says Rwandan troops are already fighting in Congo in support of rebel fighters trying to topple the government in Kinshasa.

58.   Kagame saying Rwandan troops had been in the Congo since late August and said he was willing to negotiate a withdrawal.

59.   Karenzi Karake, the Rwandan Army chief of operations, said in the capital, Kigali, denied that Rwandan troops were involved in the fighting.

60.   Kabila has claimed Rwandan troops are fighting alongside the rebels in Congo, but Rwandan officials stood by their earlier denials that this was so, Zambian officials said.