He said that the deaths occurred during a two-week army operation by the DRC army targeting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FLDR) group, which was conducted with assistance from UN peacekeepers. The spokesman added that 68 rebels also surrendered, and two rebel bases were destroyed. Eastern DRC has frequently seen violence since the 1994 Rwandan genocide , as the militias believed to have played a part in them moved across the border.
He said that the deaths occurred during a two-week army operation by the DRC army targeting the (FLDR) group, which was conducted with assistance from UN peacekeepers. The spokesman added that 68 rebels also surrendered, and two rebel bases were destroyed. Eastern DRC has frequently seen violence since the , as the militias believed to have played a part in them moved across the border.
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Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
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1994 Rwandan genocide