DRC: Government insists troops Fighting Rwandan Forces

Congo's government insisted on Tuesday that its forces were fighting Rwandan troops in the mineral-rich east of the country and not dissident units of the national army, as local commanders had said. "The Rwandans have sent soldiers to reinforce the positions they never really left in North Kivu (province)," Democratic Republic of Congo Information Minister Henri Mova Sakanyi said. Local military commanders have said Congolese troop reinforcements have been fighting factions loyal to the Rwandan-backed RCD Goma former rebel group. Rwanda has repeatedly stated its troops are not involved.