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Article: Congo army, U.N. peacekeepers move to flush Rwandan Hutu fighters from eastern Congo
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- October 31, 2005
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ANJAN SUNDARAM, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
10-31-2005
Dateline: VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, Congo
Hundreds of Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers began an operation Monday aimed at flushing heavily armed Rwandan rebels from the dense forests of eastern Congo.
The operation in the North Kivu province involving 2,000 Congolese troops and 500 peacekeepers was the first time Congo's government has used force against the Rwandan Hutu rebels since the expiration a month ago of a for all foreign armed groups to leave the country.
The Congolese and U.N. troops will move through Virunga National Park over the next two weeks to clear out as many as 5,000 Rwandans that still control its nearly ...