71. Uganda alleged that the ADF rebels had bases in eastern Zaire and that they were being aided by the Zairean army. 72. Ugandan troops have captured the northeast Zairean town of Beni, a spokesman for the Zairean army said Sunday. 73. Uganda denies sending troops to fight alongside the rebels despite a Zairean army claim that it has captured Ugandan troops and tanks. 74. Villagers reported no fighting in the area and regular Zairean army units patrolled the roads and manned barriers. 75. Zairean army soldiers are believed by observers to be with the Rwandans. 76. Witness accounts said the abandoned camps had been looted and sacked by the Zairean army or by Zairean villagers. 77. Zairean army officers in Goma said the mortar exchanges were taking place just on the border between Zaire and its tiny Tutsi-led neighbour Rwanda. 78. Zairean army officials, speaking under cover of anonymity, said the army had also flown in money to pay the soldiers. 79. Zairean army soldiers are also believed to be with the Rwandans. 80. Zairean army troops started looting Kisangani at dawn Saturday. |