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| The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses. | The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses. |
| Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said an army offensive had achieved "reasonable success". | Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said an army offensive had achieved "reasonable success". |
| Last week, the UN mission withdrew its support for government army units implicated in killing civilians. | Last week, the UN mission withdrew its support for government army units implicated in killing civilians. |
| Mr Obasanjo said the seriousness of the humanitarian situation could not be downplayed, but a solution was needed. | Mr Obasanjo said the seriousness of the humanitarian situation could not be downplayed, but a solution was needed. |
| Mr Obasanjo told the UN Security Council that "the slide to war that threatened the region last year was effectively reversed". | Mr Obasanjo told the UN Security Council that "the slide to war that threatened the region last year was effectively reversed". |
| But he said that while the symptoms had been dealt with, there were "underlying ailments" in eastern DR Congo. | But he said that while the symptoms had been dealt with, there were "underlying ailments" in eastern DR Congo. |
| "Without dealing effectively with the underlying issues, peace can neither be durable nor irreversible," he said. | "Without dealing effectively with the underlying issues, peace can neither be durable nor irreversible," he said. |
| The Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels have been at the heart of years of unrest in the region. | The Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels have been at the heart of years of unrest in the region. |
| Their leaders fled to the area in 1994 after being accused of taking part in Rwanda's genocide and have since been fighting with the local Tutsi population and government troops. | |
| Mr Obasanjo was appointed last year after Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda seized new territory, leaving some 250,000 people homeless. | Mr Obasanjo was appointed last year after Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda seized new territory, leaving some 250,000 people homeless. |
| He said he was fighting to protect his community from attack by Rwandan Hutu rebels. | He said he was fighting to protect his community from attack by Rwandan Hutu rebels. |
| In its crackdown on the rebels, the Congolese army has been accused of targeting thousands of Hutu civilians. | In its crackdown on the rebels, the Congolese army has been accused of targeting thousands of Hutu civilians. |
| Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) alleged last week that its vaccination clinics were being used as "bait" for civilians in the North Kivu region. | Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) alleged last week that its vaccination clinics were being used as "bait" for civilians in the North Kivu region. |