21. Some tried swimming into Zaire while others started across Lake Kivu in wooden dugouts, and some got through although Zairian soldiers were attempting to stop them. 22. Supporters of the rebels say there is not much of a nation left for the Zairian soldiers to defend. 23. The expulsions have been accompanied by accounts of refugee camps being looted and burned by Zairian soldiers. 24. The rebel leaders also declared a general amnesty for Zairian soldiers, inviting them in radio broadcasts to turn in their weapons and join the rebellion. 25. The Tutsi fought back, mounting a blitz-like offensive against Zairian soldiers and closing down dozens of Hutu refugee camps. 26. They regulate traffic and keep journalists away from the front line, where their comrades are fighting Zairian soldiers and Rwandan Hutu militants. 27. They told stories of brutal attacks last week by Zairian soldiers, who raked the camp with gunfire and sent families fleeing into the forest. 28. Zairian soldiers at the airport openly approach foreigners for bribes, and drivers routinely pay off soldiers. 29. Zairian soldiers set up road blocks along the main road to prevent refugees from wandering into the area during the drop. 30. Zairian soldiers fleeing the war zone in stolen trucks are said to have sacked every town and jungle outpost between Bukavu and Kisangani. |