Article: Zairean rebels behave respectfully toward citizens.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

Article: If City Falls, Chaos Could Split Zaire; Kisangani ...
The Washington Post;  March 9, 1997 ;     700+ words ...If Kisangani, Zaire's third-largest ... York or Chicago. Zaire's 4 1/2-month ... would be over. For Kisangani, an economic hub ... tropical forests, Kisangani is situated on the powerful Zaire River near white ...

Article: Zaire rebels target Kisangani airport
The Independent - London;  February 19, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... yesterday to attack the country's Kisangani airbase, which has been used to ... are capable of taking the town, Zaire's third-largest city and headquarters ... significant artery, the River Zaire, Kisangani is viewed as the key to controlling ...

Article: REBELS IN ZAIRE CAPTURE ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 16, 1997 ;     670 words ... ... Rebels captured Zaire's third-largest ... proclaimed the fall of Kisangani at his headquarters ... then fled across the Zaire River. Some diplomats ... heralded battle for Kisangani, a major port on the Zaire River, began after ...

Article: Rebels Near Zaire's Third-Largest City; Heavy Fighting ...
The Washington Post;  March 8, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... much of eastern Zaire, reportedly ... the airport at Kisangani, base of the ... Liberation (Congo-Zaire), have been surging toward Kisangani. The insurgents ... escape down the Zaire River. International ... security concerns. Kisangani has received ...

Article: Last government-held city in eastern Zaire falls to rebels ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 16, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... but for many the fall of Kisangani, Zaire's third largest city ... the rebel side pillaged Kisangani before fleeing across the Zaire River and heading into ... woefully inadequate forces. Kisangani, a major Zaire River port with 300 ...

Article: U.N. Seeks Out Refugees in Zaire Battle Zone; Up to ...
The Washington Post;  March 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... forces drive toward Kisangani, Zaire's third-largest ... seized much of Zaire's eastern border ... is centered on Kisangani, which would be ... advance. Some Kisangani residents have ... plying the vast Zaire River at night ...

Article: Zaire Braces for Impending Fall of Key City; Residents, ...
The Washington Post;  March 11, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... face of token army resistance. Kisangani's location on the Zaire River means the rebels would ... perimeter. Still, an exodus from Kisangani has begun. Zaire Air Lines' twice-weekly flights from Kisangani to Kinshasa have been arriving ...