1.   Angola has an undisclosed number of troops in Congo helping President Denis Sassou-Nguesso fight the Zulu rebels who want to return ousted President Pascal Lissouba to power.

2.   The city had been held by Zulu rebels since December.

3.   The force is allied to the Zulu rebels who want to reinstate former President Pascal Lissouba.

4.   The Ninjas, who back ousted Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas, are allied to Zulu rebels who want to reinstate former President Pascal Lissouba.