DRC rebels withdraw from base

BARTHELEMY BOSONGO | KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Oct 11 2008 09:16 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Rebel forces withdrew from an army base in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after having taken it in fierce fighting, the United Nations mission in the troubled country said on Friday as the president called for a mass offensive against the rebels. Forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda took the Rumangabo base, about 50km north of the provincial capital of Goma, on Thursday after an intense battle. "At the request of Monuc, the armed elements of the National Congress for the Defence of the People [CNDP] have withdrawn from the Rumangabo military camp," the UN mission (Monuc) said. Over the past six weeks, the rebel... [read full story]