Mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed to have killed 26 loyalist troops in heavy fighting near the Rwandan border.
Mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed to have killed 26 loyalist troops in heavy fighting near the Rwandan border.
"There was a major firefight that lasted at least 30 minutes in the Mbuzi district. We have killed 26 soldiers while suffering just one wounded in the battle," said Lieutenant-Colonel Vianney Kazarana, a spokesman for the mutineers.
He also accused loyalist forces of firing with tanks and mortars on civilians, saying many had since fled the area where fighting flared up last week.
The mutineers are onetime rebels who were integrated into the national army in 2009 but defected again after complaints over their working and living conditions.
Kazarana also accused loyalist troops of carrying out "massive pillaging" in Bunagana.
'We have killed 26 soldiers'
Mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed to have killed 26 loyalist troops in heavy fighting near the Rwandan border.
Mutineers in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed to have killed 26 loyalist troops in heavy fighting near the Rwandan border.
"There was a major firefight that lasted at least 30 minutes in the Mbuzi district. We have killed 26 soldiers while suffering just one wounded in the battle," said Lieutenant-Colonel Vianney Kazarana, a spokesman for the mutineers.
He also accused loyalist forces of firing with tanks and mortars on civilians, saying many had since fled the area where fighting flared up last week.
The mutineers are onetime rebels who were integrated into the national army in 2009 but defected again after complaints over their working and living conditions.
Kazarana also accused loyalist troops of carrying out "massive pillaging" in Bunagana.
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