Original sentence: The government in Kigali began forming Tutsi militias for operations in Zaire as early as 1995 and chose to act following an exchange of fire between Rwandan Tutsi and Zairian Green Berets that marked the outbreak of the Banyamulenge Rebellion on 31 August 1996.The population of Zaire had become restless and resentful of the inept and corrupt regime, whose military was in a catastrophic condition.The situation finally escalated when Rwanda invaded Zaire in 1996 to defeat a number of rebel groups which had found refuge in the country.While there was general unrest in eastern Zaire, the rebellion was probably not a grassroots movement; Uganda president Yoweri Museveni, who supported and worked closely with Rwanda in the First Congo War, later recalled that the rebellion was incited by Zairian Tutsi who had been recruited by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)
Edited sentence: Rwanda invaded Zaire shortly afterward to aid the Congolese Tutsi rebels and defeat a number of Hutu extremist groups which had found refuge in the country.The government in Kigali began sending military aid to Tutsi militias for operations in Zaire as early as 1995 and chose to act following an exchange of fire between Rwandan Tutsi and Zairian Green Berets that marked the outbreak of the Banyamulenge Rebellion on 31 August 1996.The population of Zaire had become restless and resentful of the inept and corrupt regime, whose economy was  in a catastrophic condition, as was the country's military.The situation finally escalated when Congolese Tutsi (Banyamulenge) launched a revolt against Mobutu's corrupt rule in late 1996.While there was general unrest in eastern Zaire, the rebellion was probably ignited as a grassroots movement but did not stay that way for long; Uganda president Yoweri Museveni, who supported and worked closely with Rwanda in the First Congo War, later recalled that the rebellion was incited by Zairian Tutsi who had been recruited by the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA)