91. The Bukavu area, near Burundi and Rwanda, was plunged into chaos amid fighting between ethnic Tutsi rebels native to Zaire and Zairian troops. 92. The defense minister was replaced, a move that had been expected because of the routing of Zairian troops by the Tutsi-backed rebels. 93. The fighting between Zairian troops and ethnic Tutsis backed by the Rwandan army forced foreign aid workers to withdraw to Rwanda from Goma, Zaire on Saturday. 94. The generals had been in the area talking to Zairian troops about plans to repatriate all Rwandan refugees by the end of the year. 95. The Monitor said the Zairian troops, some of them driving vehicles, were questioned by Ugandan security before entering the country. 96. The New York-based group Human Rights Watch said in a statement that reports indicate Zairian troops had beaten refugees, burned their tents and looted their belongings. 97. The refugees have fled fighting between Zairian troops and Rwandan-backed rebels. 98. The Rwandan army also said it sent a group of commandos across the border overnight and helped the Tutsi rebels oust Zairian troops from Bukavu. 99. The refugees have fled recent fighting between Zairian troops and Rwandan-backed Tutsi rebels in eastern Zaire. 100. The refugees have fled recent fighting between Zairian troops and Rwandan-backed rebels. |