Rwanda: April 5, 2002

Archives

On April 2 the Burundi government reported an estimated 24,000 people fled from the Kibuye area to escape a series of firefights between FNL Hutu rebels and the Burundian Army. A temporary refugee camp has been set up near the town of Rushubi. The firefights have occurred over a three-week period. This suggests that the government may have launched another slow offensive in the region, a clearing operation to pinpoint and destroy rebel bases. On April 4 the Burundian Army said that the FNL had abandoned two command posts near Mbare and Gasarara (which are in Bujumbura province). A subsequent report identified these towns as Hutu areas that strongly support the FNL. 

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close