Rwandan Rebels Surrender After 15 Years
20 February 2009 by Marc in Africa | Permalink
Photo of Rwandan Genocide Memorial by Foreign and Commonwealth Office
RWANDA: Since Jan. 20, Rwanda has been working with Congo to chase down the Hutu rebels who have been hiding in the Congolese jungle since the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The Tutsi controlled Rwandan government is offering a safe return for any rebels who surrender.
Many of the rebels are grateful for the Rwandan military, and 320 have already lain down their weapons.
Karege was among the earliest deserters. It’s true more people are leaving their guns behind, he says, but not because they’re scared of the joint offensive. They’re coming back, he and others say, because the offensive is creating the kind of chaos needed for a successful escape from a rebel group that threatens its foot soldiers with death if they try to desert.
It’s easy to forget that most of these violent, evil, unfeeling rebels just want to go home to their families. To this day, like half of Rwandan news is about genocide victims or genocide convictions. It is not the kind of thing a people can get over easily, but hopefully flushing the FDLR rebels in the jungle will be a good first step.
Article from the Christian Science Monitor: Hutu rebels drop guns, return to Rwanda
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ok so why cant the Rwandan military just go and kill them??