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Congo Army, LRA Clash

New Vision (Kampala)
NEWS
November 20, 2006
Posted to the web November 21, 2006

By Emmy Allio
Kampala
THE Congolese Army (FARDC) clashed with 50 LRA soldiers in Ituri, northeastern
Congo.
FARDC liaison officer in Ituri Lt Kaba Kalonji told the UN news agency, IRIN,
on Friday that Congolese soldiers clashed with the rebels at Mt. Zeu in a
forest near Uganda.
Kalonji did not say when the clash took place but security sources have noted
increased FARDC presence on Mountain Zeu.
UPDF spokesman Maj. Felix Kulayigye said it was the duty of FARDC and the UN
Observer mission to Congo (MONUC) to stop Ugandan dissident groups from
operating in Ituri.
He said the UPDF had increased its patrols near the border because of the
presence of LRA, ADF and PRA rebels in Ituri.
Kulayigye denied reports in the Congolese media that the UPDF had invaded the
DR Congo territory in pursuit of Ugandan rebel groups.
Radio Okapi recently said MONUC was verifying reports that Ugandan soldiers
entered Congo through Mountain Zeu.
Radio Kandipe in Bunia also quoted Ituri district administrator Petronille
Vaweka as saying that two UPDF soldiers were arrested in Kasenyi.


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