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. Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda agreed on Sunday to support a U.N. peace plan for eastern Congo, including a body to oversee a ceasefire, but fighting between the army and rebels raged on in one zone.REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO)
Clashes Shatter Congo Ceasefire -- The BBC
Heavy fighting has broken out in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between government forces and rebels loyal to Laurent Nkunda.
The clashes have taken place in and around the town of Rwindi, about 125km (75 miles) north of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu.
The clashes come despite Gen Nkunda saying he would agree to a ceasefire if the government followed suit.
He made the offer during talks with UN envoy Olusegun Obasanjo.
There was no immediate word on casualties in Sunday's fighting, according to UN peacekeeping spokesman Colonel Jean-Paul Dietrich.
"Everybody is trying to push the other side back," he said.
"It's very regrettable that they could not respect the ceasefire".
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