Congolese soldiers wait for the arrival of General Didier Etumba at Goma airport. Congolese and Rwandan troops pursued their joint operation against Rwandan Hutu rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday amid conflicting reports about weekend clashes. (AFP/Walter Astrada)From Yahoo News/AP:
KINSHASA, Congo – Rwandan and Congolese troops pushed deeper into zones in Congo held by Rwandan Hutu militiamen Sunday in a joint military operation designed to crush armed groups that have destabilized central Africa, a military spokesman said.
Rwanda and Congo have been enemies for years, but the two neighbors suddenly changed tactics and began cooperating last week to disarm groups each nation had previously backed as proxies.
Eastern Congo has been wracked by violence since Rwanda's 1994 genocide spilled war across the border. Hutu militias that participated in the massacres of more than 500,000 mostly ethnic Tutsi civilians sought refuge in Congo.
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Update: Alliance pursues offensive against Rwandan Hutus in Congo -- Yahoo News/AFP
My Comment: With the rebel organization experiencing an absence of leadership, Congolese and Rwandan forces are taking advantage of this leadership vacuum. I suspect that the fighting is going to be very intense in the next few weeks.
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