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VOA: Rwandan Pullout Leaves DRC Civilians Still Searching for Greater Security

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Created 03/04/2009 - 01:00

By Howard Lesser

The joint military operation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwandan forces and the DRC army uprooted violent Hutu groups operating the region since the 1994 Rwandan genocide.  But the offensive, launched in January, also raised many new concerns about the security of civilians.

Read full article. [1]

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[1] http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2009/03/mil-090304-voa07.htm