Guest guest Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 17 rebels killed in Burundi fighting Sunday, October 2, 2005; Posted: 1:41 p.m. EDT (17:41 GMT) BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) -- Soldiers killed 17 rebels in western Burundi when they surprised the insurgents during a routine patrol, an army spokesman said Sunday. The army did not suffer any losses after fighting Saturday night against insurgents from the National Liberation Force rebel group in Kanyosha, about 18 kilometers (11 miles) southeast of the capital, Bujumbura, said Maj. Adolphe Manirakiza. In a separate incident, National Liberation Force rebels attacked late Saturday soldiers in the western district of Gatumba, 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of Bujumbura, Manirakiza said. Only two rebels were injured in the attack. The government is scheduled to hold talks with the National Liberation Force later this month in Tanzania. The National Liberation Force remains the only rebel group that has not taken part in a series of peace deals aimed at ending Burundi's 12-year conflict that killed 250,000 people, mostly civilians. But the rebel group has agreed to a cease-fire that it has repeatedly violated. Burundi has a new president, Pierre Nkurunziza, who was sworn in on August 26, after his former Hutu rebel group, the Forces for the Defense of Democracy, won local and parliamentary elections in June and July. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/02/burundi.ap/index.html Dear List Members, Dasha is Sa/Ve/Ve/Ve/Ma. Please note that Venus is the MMP and Mars is a FM in navamsha. Best wishes, satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/116 - Release 30.09.2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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