Saturday, January 17, 2009

Rebels In DR Congo Declare Truce

From The BBC:

Senior officers of the main Tutsi rebel group in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo have called a ceasefire with government forces.

The breakaway faction of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) said its militia would be placed at the disposal of the Congolese army.

The move is expected to increase pressure on CNDP leader Laurent Nkunda to declare a full ceasefire.

Some 250,000 people have been displaced by fighting which erupted in August.

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My Comment: After fighting for decades .... some people are just tired of the continuing conflict.

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