Rebel soldiers present arms for former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo (not shown) before a meeting with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda in the village of Jnomba in eastern Congo, November 16, 2008. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)From Yahoo News/Reuters:
RWINDI, Congo (Reuters) – Well-armed Tutsi rebels in eastern Congo have pushed back demoralized army troops and advanced north despite their leader's pledge to support a ceasefire and peace talks, witnesses said on Monday.
Government troops abandoned their position late on Sunday at Rwindi, 130 km (80 miles) north of Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, after a battle with the rebels involving small arms and heavier weapons. U.N. peacekeeping troops at Rwindi stayed in their base during the fighting.
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My Comment: So much for promising a truce.