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ONAMIR - MINUAR MLLOB GROUP HQ : OPS BRANCH

TO FHQ SITREPNO 67

FROM: MILOBGPHQ DATE 07 MAR 96

INFO : SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), •.. HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR. SUBJECT: DAILY SlTBEP COVERING 062300B MAR TO 072300» MAR 96

1. SITUATION

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDERPOSTS WERE OPENED FORTRAFfIC. (2) SECTOR 3.. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA ANDBURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. AIL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY.

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(4) SECTOR 5. ZAlRIANIRWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ONTHE ZAIRIAN SIDE FORIMMIGRATION OFRWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDA4tWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL ACIIVITlES

a. POLITICAL: NTR. • b. Mrr·ITARY. (1) BrA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KlBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KlBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTIIDAYANDNIGHT. (Ii) SECTOR3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THERPACONTINUES TO • MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY ATKIA (2) FRGF: NTR.

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MIWB Gf BQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 a

c. SECTOR 2 (GITABAMA). NSTR.

d. SECTOR3 (BUTABE). NTR.

• e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). NTR.

f SECTOR 5 (GISENYl). (1) THE HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE OF GISENYI REPORTED ON KILLINGS IN KARAGO COMMUNE (GR 4416). FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TO BE CARRIED. THERE WERE ALSO REPORTS ON INCREASING INFll.-TRATIONS IN THE AREAEASTOF THE GISHWATI FOREST NEAR GICIYECOMMUNE (OR 5012). (2) THE ACTING FC PAID A FAREWELL VISITTO NYUNDO NICOY.

g. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTALOF 12 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) UNAMIR 05 (ii) HUMANITARIAN 02 (iii) OTHERS 05

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4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: NTR

5. CIVIL AFFAIRS: NfR.

6. LOGISTICS: NTR

7. MISCELLANEOUS. • A. DETAH,S OF BORDER CROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW

(1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUfETE NTR NTR • GATUNA NTR NTR (2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII NTR NTR

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(4) SECTOR 5 BP 1 (ZAIRE) 54 NTR BP2(ZAIRE) 01 NTR BP3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4(ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANlKAIUGANDA) NTR NTR •

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TO FHQ SITREPNO 66

FROM: MILOBGPHQ DATE 06 MAR 96

INFO : SRSG, A/FC, CMO, G3(OPS), !lEi ."), • HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR, RADIO UNAMIR. SUBJECT: DAILY SITREP COVERING 052300B MAR TO 062300B MAR 96

1. SITUATION

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. • (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY.

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(4) SECTORS. ZAIRIANIRWANDANBORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDEFORIMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDA BORDER(CYANIKABORDERPOST) IS OPENED FORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONALACTMTIES

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

• (l) .BlA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH ANDFOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO ANDKIGALI PREFECTURES BOTHDAYANDNIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPSCELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAIN!AIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF: NTR.

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MILOB GP BQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KWUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO TIlE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737) AND VISITED NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTIlER TEAM CARRIED OUT A CONFIDENCE PATROL TO TIlE COMMUNE OF RUSUMO (GR 4454) AND REPORTED TIlE SITUATION TO BE CALM. • (3) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO BYUMBA PREFECTURE AND VISITED THEBYUMBA TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (4) ONE TEAM CARRIED OUT A CITY PATROP IN KIGALI AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITA.RA.MA). AlFC AND CMO VISITED THE SECTOR ON A FAREWELL VISIT AT 1130 HRS. CONSEQUENTLY, NO PATROLS WERE SENT.

• c. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) AlFC PAID A FAREWELL VISIT TO THE SECTORHQ TODAY. (2) A TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE IN BUTARE AND COLLECTED FIGURES OF RETURNEES.

d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). NTR.

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e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYl). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THECOMMUNES OF NYAMYUMBA (GR 2106) AND KAYOVE (GR2792). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM WAS ONHEUPATROL TOBUTARO (GR8144). THE TEAM METTHELOCAL AUTHORITIES AND LEARNT THATTHE RETURNEES HAVE BEENSETILED WELL. THE AUTHORITIES REQUESTED FORSOME PLASTIC SHEETINGS. THE SECURITY SITUATION IN THE COM:MUNE IS REPORTED AS CALM. (3) ONETEAM WENT ON PATROL TOKIGALI.

f. AIROPS. (1) THEGENERAL SITUATION ATTHEKIAREMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 15 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAYAS FOLLOWS: • V) UNAMIR ~ (ii) HUMANITARIAN 02 (iii) OTHERS 07

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: NTR.

• 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS: NTR.

6. LOGISTICS: NTR

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A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSINGS.

AREAS INFLOW OUTFLO'f

(1) SECTORl RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGlTUMBA NTR NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

• (2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII NTR NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR • BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR (4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) 101 NTR BP2(ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

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B. SECTOR3 (BUTARE). A VEIllCLE BELONGING TONGOCONCERN HAS OVERTURNED IN RUNINYA COMMUNE OF BUTAREPREFECTURE. THEY ASKED MILOBS FOR UNAMIR ASSISTANCE IN RECOVERING THE VEIllCLE.

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TO : FHQ SITREP NO :65· FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE :05 MAR 96 INFO : SRSG, AFC, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR. SUBJECT : DAltY SITREP COVERING 042300B MAR 96 TO 052300B MAR 96

1. SITUATION a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

• b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1 - KAGITUMBA, RUS~MO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC. (2) .SECTOR 3 - KANYARU HAUTE AND KANYARU BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI (3) SECTOR 4 - ALL BORDERS WERE ALL OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5 - NORMAL BORDER TRAFFIC BETWEEN UGANDA/RWANDA AT CYANIKA BORDER POST. ZAIRE/RWANDA BORDER (GISENYI) IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL AC'nVITIES A. POLITICAL NTR.

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B. MILITARY. (1) .BfA. a. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - CONDUCTED VEHICLE AND FOOT PATROLS DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. b. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - PATROLLED AND MANNED All IMPORTANT CHECK POINTS. d. AIR OPS CELL (KIA)-THE RPA CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA (2) FRGF. NTR.

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• 3. OWN MIiLiTARY ACTIVITIES

A. MILOB GP HO. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

B. SECTOR 1 - KIBUNGO. (1) MILOB TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER (GR8737)AND ALSO VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM WENT TO THE RUTETE BORDER POST(2242) • AND ALSO VISITED THE KANAZI SUB- PREFECTURE (0964) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. ANOTHER TEAM REPORTED THE SITUATION IN BIRENGA(5958) COMMUNE AND THAT OF THE KIGALI CITY AS CALM. C. SECTOR 2 - GITARAMA. (1) MllOBS TEAM WENT TO MUSAMBIRA (GR8274)COMMUNE

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AS RELATIVELY CALM. LOCALS COMPLAINED OF FREQUENT~ INFILTRATIONS FROM ACROSS THE BORDER (2) TEAM WAS INFORMED BY LOCALS THAT SOME PERSONS' RAIDED THE CYANIKA (2626) AND KlNGOGO (2727) CELLULES OF BUSUMU SECTOR (2727) ON THE NITE OF 03/04 AND MADE AWAY WITH A RADIO SET, BICYCLE AND AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT 'OF

• MONEY~ (3) LOCALS CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF INFILTRATORS IN TtiE CELLULES OF KlNOGO (2829) AND VUNA (2828) BUT DECUNED TO GIVE DETAILS.' (4) MILOBS BEGIN TO THIN OUT FROM SECTOR WEF DATE. G. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL.

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(2) A TOTAL OF11 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

(f) UNAMIR - 03 (ij) HUMANITARIAN - 03 (iii) OTHERS - 05 4. .HUMANITARIAN ACTWrnES. NTR

5. CIVILIAN AFFAIRS. NTR

6. LOGISTICS. NTR

7. MISCELLANEOUS•

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(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA 20 NTB RUSIZII 14 NTB RUSIZI11. NTR NTB 4

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TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 64 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 04 MAR 96 INFO :SRSG, AFC, CMO, G3 (OPS), U( FQ), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 0323008 MAR 96 TO 0423008 MAR 96

• 1. SITUATION.

a. GENERAl. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETEAND GATUNA BORDERPOSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. MASS CROSSING AT RUTETE BORDER. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER • CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENEDTODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE

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ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAIRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES. . .'

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

(1) .BfA. • (I) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KlBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUESTO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA • (2) FRGF: NTR. (3) OTHERS: NTR.

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a. MILOS GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MllOBS ACTIVITIES. IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737) AND ALSO VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT CAMPS. THE S1TUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. (2) A PATROL WAS CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH MEDICAL TEAM FROM INDBATT AND AN ARMED RPA ESCORT TO THE COMMUNE OF MUGESERA (GR 4764) TO INVESTIGATE THE REPORTED HIGH INCIDENCE OF MALARIA IN THE NYANGE SECTOR • (GR 3866). THE MEDICS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE BLOOD SAMPLES FOR TESTING DESPITE PERSUASION BY THE MILOB TEAM. ALL WAS SAID TO BE CALM. (3) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNE OF BYUMBA (GR 0825) AND VISITED THE BYUMBA TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (4) A CITY PATROL WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH KIGALI CITY BY ANOTHER TEAM. THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

• c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMAJ: (1) MILOBS TEAM ON HEll-PATROL VISITED NYAKABANDA (6597) AND NYABIKENKE (7292) COMMUNES (GR9267) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. CASES OF BANDITRY

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IS NOW RAMPANT, AND IN NYABIKENKE COMMUNE IT WAS REPORTED THATTWO BUSINESSMEN WERE ATTACKED AND ; ROBBED OF AN AMOUNT OF 400,000 FRW ON 24 FEB96. THE BANDITS WERE SAID TO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN KIGALI ON 29 FEB96. 80 RETURNEES WERE SAIDTO HAVE ARRIVED INTHE COMMUNE DURING THE MONTH OF FEB96.

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d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE): (1) MILOBS TEAMVISITED'THE BUTARE AND GIKONGORO PREFECTURES AND REPORED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU)., PATROL TEAMS VISITED KIBOGORA(GR • 0444),BUGARAMA BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEM IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED.

f. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI): (1) ONETEAMVISITED THE COMMUNE NYAMYUMBA (GR 2106) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. TEAM ALSO VISITED THE CARITAS CLINIC AT KIVUMU (GR2303)WHERE THE INDBATT EME DET HAD INSTALLED A GENERATOR SETAND HELPED LAYOUT POWER CABLE ON THE REQUEST OF THE NGO.

• (2) ONETEAM ON HEll PATROLVISITED THE COMMUNE OF RAMBA (GR4893) WHERE IT WAS REPORTED THATSEVEN ARMED MEN SHOTAT TWO PERSONS ON A MOTOR- BIKE CAUSING MINOR INJURIES ON THE 29 FEB96,

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g. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIAREMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 16 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) UNAMIR' - 07 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 03

(iii) OTHERS - 06 -.'

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTMTIES: a. SECTOR 5 )GISENYI) - TWO BUMPER TRUCKS ARRIVED AT NKARAMIRA TRANSITCAMP TO ASSIT UNHCR IMPROVE THE ROAD FROM BP4 MUTOVU (GR 2829)TO THE TRANSIT CAMP.

• 5. CMLAFFAIRS a. SECTOR1 (KIBUNGO) -A MEETING OF WOMEN'S GROUP SPONSORED BY HUMAN RIGHTS KIBUNGO WAS HELD AT THE KIBUNGO PREFECTURE HEADQUARTERS. THE AIM OFTHE MEETING WAS TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES TOWARDS THE PENDING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION TO BE HELD INTHE RUSUMO COMMUNE SOMETIME NEXTWEEK.

• 6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

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B. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE FAMILY OF 06 WHO CROSSED THE RUSUMO BORDER POST DID SO ON THEIR OWN AND WERE PROCESSED BY THE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TO NYAKARAMBI TRANSIT CAMP. THE HEAD OF THIS FAMILY HAPPENED TO BE AMONG THE REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES WHO RECENTLY VISITED THE COUNTRY. •

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1. SITUATION

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CAIM.

• b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDl (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY.

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(4) SECTOR5. ZAIRIANIRWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS: THE BORDERREMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAIRWANDA BORDER(CYANIKA BORDERPOST) IS OPENED FORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACfIONAL ACTIVITIES

a.POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

• (1) RPA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). ~ONTINUESCONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS INKlBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR3 (BUTARE).PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MILO» GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KmUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737) AND VISITED NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A CONFIDENCE PATROL THROUGH THE COMMUNE OF SAKE (GR 4454) AND REPORTED THE ~ '; . SITUATION TO BE CALM. (3) ONE TEAM CARRIED OUT A CONFIDENCE PATROL THROUGH THE COMMUNE OF NGARAMA (GR 2529). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (4) ONE TEAM CARRIED OUT A CITY PATROP IN KIGALI AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED MUSAMBIRA COMMUNE (GR 8274) AND REPORTED THE SITUATIONTO BE CALM.NSTR • (2) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED MUKINGI (GR 7160) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. NSTR.

c. SECTOR3 (BUTARE). (1) A TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE. NSTR (2) A TEAM PATROLLED GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. NSTR. (3) A TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE IN BUTARE AND COLLECTED

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d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED KIRAMBO COMMUNE (GR 0343), BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMP (GR 9002) AND BURUNDI BORDER (GR 9398). NTR.

e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYl).

(1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123). THE SITUATION WAS REPOR-rEQ AS., CALM.

(2) ANOTHER TEAM ON GISENYI TOWN PATROL REPORTED NO • . UNTOWARD INCIDENT. f AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF SIXFLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: Q) UNAMITR 02 (Ii) HUMANITARIAN 00 (iii) OTHERS 04

• 4. UUMANITARlAN ACTIVITIES: NTR.

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UNAMIR· MINUAR MILOS GP HQ

TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 62 FROM : MILOBGP HQ DArE : 02 MAR 96

SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 0123008 MAR 96 TO 022300B MAR 96

1. SITUATION • a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1 - KAGITUMBA,RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3 - KANYARU HAUTE AND KANYARU BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BElWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI (3) SECTOR 4 - ALL BORDERS WERE ALL OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5 - NORMAL BORDER TRAFFIC BElWEEN • UGANDA/RWANDA AT CYANIKA BORDER POST. ZAIRE/RWANDA BORDER (GISENYI) IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC.

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B. MILITARY. (1) RPA.

8. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - CONDUCTED VEHICLE AND FOOT PATROLS DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. b. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT CHECK POINTS. d. AIR OPS CELL (KIA)-THE RPA CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA. (2) FRGF. NTR.

(3) OTHERS.

• 3. OWN MIiLiTARY ACTIVITIES

A. MILOB GP ao, CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS. B. SECTOR 1 - KIBUNGO. (1) MILOB TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER (GR8737) AND ALSO VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. • (2) TEAM ALSO VISITED CYUMBA COMMUNE(6733) AND VISITED BYUMBA TRANSIT CAMP(0825). SITUATION WAS CALM. (3) ANOTHER TEAM WENT TO THE RUTETE BORDER POST(2242) AND ALSO VISITED THE DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (2452) AND . REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. C. SECTOR 2 - GITARAMA.

(1) MILOBS T~M WENT TO KAYENZI (GR8389),AND NYAMABUYE (7570) CQr-JlMUNES AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

THE TEAM, , WAS INFORMED THAT THE KAYENZI CACHOT IS

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HOLDING 308 PRISONERS.lT WAS REPORTED THAT "ONE PRISONER ESCAPED ON 29 FEB 96 WHICH COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED FROM THE IPJ. SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. D. SECTOR 3 - BUTARE. (1) ONE PATROL TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE, GIKONGORO PREFECTURE AND THE UNHCR OFFICE TO COLLECT FIGURES ON RETURNEES. THE SITUA"nON WAS REPORTED AS CALM. E. SECTOR 4 - CYANGUGU. MILOBS PATROL TEAM VISITED THE NYAGATARE TRANSIT CAMP (8125) AND THE BUGARAMA BORDER POST. THE SITUATION WAS FOUND TO BE CALM. • F. SECTOR 5 - GISENYI. (1) MILOBS TEAM PATROLLED KANAMA (2712) KIVUMU (2303) AND KABAYA (5007) COMMUNES. THE GENERAL SITUATION WAS CALM. G. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL (2) A TOTAL OF 13 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS; .(I) UNAMIR - 07 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 02 • (iii) OTHERS - 04 4. .HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES. NTR

5. CIVILIAN AFFAIRS. NTR.

6. LOGISTICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

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(1) SECTOR 2 - DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF INTERPRETERS WHOSE CONTRACT WERE TERMINATED ON 29 FEB 96 PATROL TEAMS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM lOCALS.

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSINGS (1) AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECTOR 1 KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE 21(29FEB)F/REP NTR 23(01MAR) OCL GATUNA NTR NTR • RUSUMO 12(02MAR) OCl NTR (2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR'

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UNAMIR - MINUAR MILOB GROUe I:LQ : OPS BRANCH

TO FHQ SITREPNO 61

FROM: MILOBGPHQ DATE 01 MAR 96

••. INFO: SRSG, MC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR. SUBJECf: nAILY SIIREr COVERING 292300B FEB TO 012300B MAR 96

a. GENERAL. TIIE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. • (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY.

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(4) SECfOR5. ZAIRIANIRWANDAN BORDERIS CLOSEDON THE ZAIRIAN SIDEFORIMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN ANDUNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAJRWANDA BORDER(CYANIKA BORDERPOST) IS OPENED FORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES

a. POLIDCAL: NTR.

b. MllJTARY.

• (1) .BfA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KlBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTHDAYANDNIGHT. (ii) SECfOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECKPOINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA • (2) FRGF: NTR.

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a. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KIRUNGQ). (1) THE SECTORCOMD LED APATROL TO THE MUGESERA COMMUNE (GR4764) TO OBTAIN INFO ON THE STATE OF RETURNEES AND TO ASCERTAIN THE SECURITY SITUATION. THE PATROL OBSERVED AND OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (i) ROAD REPAIR WORKS ALONG ROAD BETWEEN BIRENGA (GR5958) AND ZAZA (GR4759). PROJECT IS • UNDERTAKEN BY THE RWANDAGOVT ONADAILY WAGE OF200RWF. (ii) SEVEN HUNDRED (700) FAMILIES OF OLD CASE WAD AND 500 FAMILIES OF NEW CASE LOAD HAVE RETURNED TO THE COMMUNE SINCE THE WAR AND JAN 96 RESPECTIVELY. MOST OF THE NEW CASE LOAD ARE SAID TO BE FACING UNEXPECTED ACCOMMODATION PROBLEMS AS THEIR OWN HOUSES ARE BEING OCCUPIED BY THOSE WHO HAD RETURNED EARLIER. (iii) THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY (370) PRISONERS • WERE REPORTED TO BE HELD IN THE COMMUNE CATCHOT. SEVENTY (70) OF THESE WERE SAID TO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SINCE JAN 96 BUT THE PATROL BELIEVES THE NUMBER IS MUCH HIGHER, POSSffiLY OVER HUNDRED AND MOST LIKELY FROM AMONGST THE NEW CASE LOAD.

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(iv) ATNYANGE HEALTII CENTRE (GR3866), ITWAS REPORTED mAT OUT OF 50 CASES OF DAn..Y SICK REPORT, ABOUT 20-30 OF THESE ARE MALARIA CASES. TIllS IS CONSIDERED ALARMING AND TIIEREFORE SUGGEST mAT AN APPROPRIATE AGENCY LIKE (WHO) IS CONTACTED TO DEAL WITII THE SITUATION AS NGOS MAYNOT BEALLOWED ENTRY INTO THE AREA. (2) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (8737) AND ALSO VISITED NYAKARAMBI (GR7449) ANDBIRENGA (5959) TRANSIT CAMPS AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (3) ONE TEAM CARRIED OUT PATROL TO BYUMBA COMMUNE • (GR0825) AND VISITED BYUMBA TRANSIT CAMP ANDTHE BYUMBA PREFECTURE HQ AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (4) ONE TEAM PATROLLED THE COMMUNE OF NYAMATA (GRI061) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TOBE CALM.

c. SECfQR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) SECTOR HQ. THE SECT COMD VISITED TABA COMMUNE (GR8883) AND MUGINA COMMUNE (GR9267). THE SITUATION WAS • REPORTED TO BE CALM IN Born COMMUNES. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED MASANGO COMMUNE (GR 6254) AND REPORTED THE SITUATIONAS CALM. THE TEAM VISITED NYAKOGO SECTOR (GR6255) AND RUKINA SECTOR (GR6154) AND MET SOME LOCALS WHO CONFIRMED THE SAME. (3) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED MUGINA COMMUNE (GR9267) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. ONLY TWO RETURNEES

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HAVE ARRIVED IN THE COMMUNE FROM ZAIRE SINCE 15 DEC 95. CACHOT FIGURES 406 INCLUDING 21 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 380). THE CACHOT ROOMS ARE VERY CONGESTED WITH POOR VENTILATION.

c. SECTOR3 (BUTARE). (1) ONE TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE. NSTR.. (2) A TEAM PATROLLED TO GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. NSTR.. (3) A TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE INBUTARE AND COLLECTED FIGURES OF RETURNEES.

d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED BUGARAMA COMMUNE (GR9002), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO • PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED.

e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYJ).

(1) ONE TEAM ESCORTED THE FORCE COMDONHIS VISIT TO NK.AMIRA TRANSIT CAMP AND BP4 MUTOVU (GR2829) THE FORCE COMD WAS BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF OF UNHCR GISENYI AT THE TRANSIT CAMP AND AT BP4. THE UNHCRREQUESTED FOR TWO DUMPER TRUCKS TO IMPROVE THE ROAD FROM BP4 TO TRANSIT • CAMP. THE FORCE COMO AGREED TO SEND TWO DUMPER TRUCKS FOR THREE DAYS. THE FORCE COMD VISITED THE ORPHANAGE AT MUTURA RUN BY MS ROSE CARR AND GIFTED TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN.

(2) ONE TEAM WAS ON HELl PATROL TO CYERU (GR8035). THE SITUATION IS REPORTED AS CALM. IN GACUNDURA SECTOR

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(GR8234), LOCALS REPORTED THE CIRCULATION OF LEAFLETS. THE LEAFLETS ASKED THE HUmS TO COLLABORATE AND BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF EX FAR. THE LOCAL AUTH HAS RESTRICTED TRAVEL ON THE LAKE BULERA (GR7439). THE AUTH SUSPECT THE PRESENCE OF INFILTRATORS IN THE ISLANDS OF THE LAKE ADJACENT TO NKUMBA COMMUNE (GR6639). TWO PERSONS WHO ARRIVED FROM KIGALI WITH IMPROPER PAPERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND KEPT IN THE COMMUNE CACHOT. (3) ONE TEAM ESCORTED THE CLAIMS PERSONNEL TO MUKINGO(GR5029) TOPAYCOMPESATIONTO FARMERS. f AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. • (2) A TOTAL OF 11 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) UNAMIR 06 (ii) HUMANITARIAN 02 (iii) OTHERS 03

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6. LOGISTICS: NTR

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A. DETAUS OF BORDER CROSSINGS.

AREAS INFWW OUTFLOW

(1) SECTORl RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA 140 NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR • KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTQR4 UVIRA 29 NTR RUSIZII NTR NTR RUSIZIII 188 NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR (4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) 17 NTR BP2(ZAIRE) 19 NTR • BP3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

B. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA) (l) A CHEQUE OF US DOLLARS ( USS 50, 000) WAS HANDED OVER TO

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THE ADMINISTRATOR OF KABGAYI BY THE FSA YESTERDAY. THIS WAS IN ADDITION TO THE KVA GENERATOR USED TO REPLACE THE lOOKVAGENERATOR. (2) PATROL TEAMS ARE FillING IT DIFFICULT TO GATHER INFORMATION IN THE ABSENCE OF INTERPRETERS WHOSE CONTRACT TERMINATED ON 29 FEB 96. C. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU) ONE (01) OUT OF THE 188 REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED FROM RUZIZI IT WAS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF BEING AN FRG SOLDIER. D. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI) REF SITREP NUMBER 58 OF 28 FEB, PARA 3 SUB • PARAE (3). ONE OF THE VISITING REFUGEES DID NOT RETURN FROM KIGALI YESTERDAY. UNCONFIRMED REPORTS SAID THAT HE HAS BEEN DETAINED BYTHE AUTH IN KIGALI.

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UNAMIR - MINUAR MILOS GROUP HQ : OPS BRANCH

TO FHQ SITREPNO 60

FROM: MILOBGPHQ DATE 29 FEB 96 • INFO : SRSG, MC, CMO, G3(OPS), _ HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HC~ RADIO UNAMIR SUBJECT: DAILY SITREP COVERING 282300B FEB TO 292300B FEB 96

1. SITUATION • a. GENERAL. TIlE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY.

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(4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIANIRWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE . BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACDONAL ACTIVITIES

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MUJTARY.

• (1) BlA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS INKIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

• (2) FRGF: NTR.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIV1TIES

a. MILUlI GP BQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECmR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737) AND VISITED NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A PATROL TO BYUMBA PREFECTURE AND VISITED BYUMBA TRANSIT CAMP AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (3) A TEAM PATROLLED THE COMMUNE OF RUKARA (GR 5784) OF KIBUNGO PREFECTURE AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (4) ONE TEAM CARRIED OUT A CITY PATROP IN KIGALI AND VISITED THE KIGALI PREFECTURE OFFICE.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED RUTSIRO COMMUNE (GR 3083) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. 20 RETURNEES HAVB ARRIVED IN THE COMMUNE SINCE 15 DEC 95. CACHOT FIGURES 151 (GENOCIDE Ill, FOR RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA 6). (2) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED KIFOMA (GR 7649) AND TAMBWE (GR 7653) COMMUNES. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM IN BOTH COMMUNES. TAMBWE CACHOT FIGURES 231 INCLUDING 28 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 206).

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c. SECIOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) ONE TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE. NSTR. (2) .A TEAM PATROLLED RWAMIKO (GR 4914) AND MUKO (GR 3742) COMMUNES OF GIKONGORO PREFECTURE TO COLLECT DATA ON THE RETURNEES. (3) A TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE IN BUTARE AND COLLECTED FIGURES OF RETURNEES.

. d. SECIOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED KIRAMBO COMMUNE (GR 0444), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED.

• e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYD. (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123). THE TEAM VISITED THE NKAMIRA TRANSIT CAMP AND SPOKE TO THE AUTHORITIES. THE TEAM LEARNT THAT THE CENTRE IS FUNCTIONING EFFECTIVELY EXCEPT FOR DRAINAGE OF THE SEPTIC TANK. PRESENTLY TIllS IS BEING DONE MANUALLY AND IS NOT HYGIENIC.

(2) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF GICIYE (GR 5012), • GASEKE (GR 4904) AND KABAYA (GR 4906). THE SITUATION IS REPORTED AS CALM. IN KABAYA THE TEAM NOTICED PREPARATIONS FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT WAS TO ADDRESS THE LOCALS REGARDING THE SECURITY SITUATION. SOME LOCALS REPORTED THE ARREST OF 20 PERSONS IN NKULI (GR 4724) OF RUHENGERI PREFECTURE. TIllS IS YET TO BE CONFIRMED.

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(3) THE ASST OPS OFFR ATTENDED THE WEEKLY COORD CONF IN RUHENGEWRI PRESIDED BY THE RPA BN CDR. SALIENT POINTS ARE: F£8 (i) ON 27 N6V 96 IN NKUMBA COMMUNE (GR 4724) SOME ARMED MEN ATTACKED A SHOPKEEPER AND LOOTED HIS GOODS. (ii) ON 28 FEB 96 IN CYABINGO COMMUNE (GR 6525) THE COMMUNE ACCOUNTANT RESIDING NEAR THE COMMUNE CENTRE WAS SHOT BY SOME ARMED MEN. THE PERSON IS BEING TREATED AT RUHENGERI HOSPITAL. (iii) A VEH OF CooPI WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A BICYCLE ON 27 FEB IN CYABINGO COMMUNE. THE LOCAL DIED ON THE SPOT. CooPI HAS RECENTLY OPENED A • SUBOFFICE IN RUHENGERI HAVING TAKEN OVER FROM ARP (AUSTRIAN RELIEF PROGRAM). (iv) WORLD VISION WILL BEGIN DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS TO FARMERS NEXT WEEK.

f. A1ROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 13 FLIGlITS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) lJNAMIR 05 (ii) HUMANITARIAN 03 (iii) OTHERS 05

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO).

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COY REQUESTED THAT THE ROAD REPAIR BE CARRIED OUT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OF UNAMIR.

b. THE COMMUNE OFFICIALS OF RUKARA, KIBUNGO PREFECTURE, REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSIT SHELTERS FOR RETURNEES NEAR THE COMMUNE OFFICE.

c. THE COMMUNE OFFICE IN RUKARA INFORMED THE MILOBS PATROL THAT 100 RETURNEES HAD ARRIVED IN FEBRUARY INCLUDING 20 FROM BURUNDI. THE OFFICIALS ARE AWAITING A LARGE NUMBER OF • RETURNEES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS. SECTOR 3 (BUT:\RE).

a. THE COUNCILLOR OF MEYAMBE SECTOR IN RWAMIKO COMMUNE (GR 4914) WAS KILLED ON SUNDAY 25 FEB 96. THE KILLER IS UNKNOWN.

b. ANOTHER COUNCILLOR OF A SECTOR IN MUKO COMMUNE (GR 3742), IDS WIFE, TWO CIDLDREN AND ANOTHER MEMBER OF IDS FAMILY MAKING A TOTAL OF FIVE WERE KILLED ON MONDAY 26 FEB 96. THE • KILLER IS UNKNOWN.

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.A. DET.AIJ...S OF BORDER CROSSINGS.

AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW

(1) SECTORl RUSUMO 31 NTR . KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

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(3) SECTQR4 UVIRA 93 NTR RUSIZII NTR NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR • BURUNDI (GR 9398) 19 NTR

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(4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) 150 NTR BP2(ZAIRE) 2 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4(ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

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FROM: MILOB GP HQ DATE : 28 FEB 96 • INFO : SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR,

SUBJECT : DAIL.1': SITREP COVERING 272300B FEBTO 282300B ~

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8. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR I. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN

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RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALLBORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) . SECTOR 5. ZAIRIANIRWANDA BORDER IS CLOSED ON TIfE ZAIRIAN SIDEFORIMMIGRATION OF RWANDANNATIONALS. TIfE BORDERREMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIANAND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDABORDER (CYANIKABORDER POST) IS OPENEDFORNORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL ACTMTIES

a. POLITICAL .NTR. . b. MILITARY.

(1) RPA. I. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTINGVEH AND FOOTPATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALIPREFECTURES BOTHDAYANDNIGHT. II. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. ill. AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO • MAINTAIN STRICTSECURITYAT KIA.

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3. .' OWN Mn.ITARY ACTIVITIES

A. MILOB GP BO. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTMTIES IN THE SECTORS.

B. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST AND VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (2) A TEAM CONDUCTED-A PATROL TO THE RUTETE BORDER POST (GR 2242) AND THEN TO THE DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (GR 2452). • THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. C. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED MURAMA COMMUNE (GR6749) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. 05 PERSONS WERE REPORTED TO HAVE RETURNED TO THE COMMUNE BETWEEN 16/26 FEB 96. CACHOT FIGURES 320 INCLUDING 09 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 317).ANOTHER TEAM VISITED TABA COMMUNE (GR (8883)AND RUNDA COMMUNE (GR9882). THE SIUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED CASES OF BANDITRY. (2) LOCALS REPORTED THAT ON THE NITE OF 15 FEB 96, BANDITS • RAIDED THE SECTORS OF RUGALIK.A(9574) AND KINYAMI(9177) OF RUNDA COMMUNE AND STOLE A BICYCLE ,6,000 FRW, FOOD ITEMS AND AN UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OF MONEY. THERE HAS BEEN NO ARREST SO FAR. CACHOT FIGURES - RUNDA COMMUNE 379 INCLUDING 16 WOMEN GENOCIDE (336);TABA COMMUNE 421 INCLUDING 11 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 415).

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D. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) ONE TEAM PATROILED BUTARE PREFECTURE, NSlLI COMMUNE(3996) OF GIKQNGORO PREFECTURE AND . REPORTEDTIIE SITUATION AS CALM. (2) A TEAM VISITED rns BORDER POST AND THE UNHCR OFFICE AT BUTARE FOR FIGURES ON RETURNEES. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). (1) PATROL TEAMS VISITED KIRAMBO COMMUNE (GR 0444), THE BORDER ronrrs AND TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS • SAID TO BE CALM. E. SEcroR 5 (GISENYJ). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123) AND THE BORDER POST AT MUTOVU (GR 2829). NSTR (2) ANOmER TEAM PATROLLED TO CYABOINGO(6525) AND WAS INFORMED TIIAT THE SITUATION WAS CALM, HOWEVER, ON 24

FEB 96 A 70 YR OLD MAN j SHOT DEAD BY RPA WHEN HE REFUSED TO STOP WHEN ORDERED TO DO SO DURING CURFEW • HOURS. ANOTHER PERSON WASYJ!<.SALSO SHOT FOR BREAKING CURFEW IN GATONDE COMMUNE-CYIBUMBA SECTOR(6520). IN ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT ONE PERSON SUSTAINED INJURIES WHEN SOME PERSONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BREAK. INTO A HOUSE THREW A GRENADE THROUGH THE WINDOW IN RUREMBO SECTOR(6332)JTIm VICT~ONADMISSION AT RUHENGERI HOSPITAL (3) TEAM ALSO VISITED THE MAIN BORDER POST AT GISENYI AND MET TWO VISITING REFUGEES FROM KAHINDO.THE TWO 4 UNRESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED

WERE ESCORTED TO KIGALI BY UNHCR REPS. E. AIROPS. (1)' TIIE GENERAL SITUATION AT TIlE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 12 FLIGIITS OPERATED TODAY AS FOU.OWS:

I. UN~ 05 II. HUMANITARIAN 03 m. OTHERS 04

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• 5. CIVJL AFFAlRS.NTR. 6. LOGISTICS. NTR

7. MISCELLANEOUS. (1) TIIE MC ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECTOR COMD VISITED TIIE RUTETE BORDER POST AND DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED BY OWN TEAM, UNHCR REPS AND IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS. THE NGO'S STRESSED ON THE EARLIER REQUEST FROM THE SOUS PREFECT OF KANZI FOR THE REPAIR OF THE ROAD FROM • THE RUTETE BOREDR POST TO THE DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP IN VIEW OF TIiE SHORTTIME LEFT FOR THE CURRENT MANDATE. THE APC AGRRED TO CONSIDER THE REHABILITATION OF TIlE ROAD FROM THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE TO THE BORDER POST. OFFICIALS OF THE IRC ALSO BRIEFED THE APC ON THE EXPANSION PROGRAMME AT DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP. (2) THE 16 MEMBER REPS OF REFUGEES WHO WERE IN THE COUNTRY FROM TANZANIA (REF SITREPS 57/58) RETURNED TODAY 5 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

AND REPORTEDLY SATISFIED WITH THE PREVAILING CONDITIONS

.IN THE COUNTRY. . (3) 'IN KIGALI MAIN MARKET ,IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OWNER OF (SIMBY SALOON) REFUSED TO VACATE THE PREMISES TO THE ACTUAL OWNER WHO WAS A REFUGEE AND HAS JUST RETURNEED. TIlE RPA LOCKED SHOP AND SECORTED THE TWO TO THE PREFECTURE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FUTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW. A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECfORl RUSUMO NTR NTR • KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECfQR3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

• (3) SECfOR4 UVIRA 06 NTR RUSIZII NTR NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

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BP 2 (ZAIRE) 129 NTR . BP.3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) . NTR NTR (CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

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ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RWANDA MISSION POURVASSlSTANCEAU RWANDA

UNAMIR· MINUAR MILOS GP HQ

TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 58 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 27 FEB 96 INFO :SRSG, A/FC, CMO, G3 (OPS), ••I.IIJ), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR SUB ..IECT : OAILY SITREP COVERING 2623008 FEB 96 TO 272300B FEB 96 e· 1. SITUATION.

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. MASS CROSSING AT RUTETE BORDER. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDA/RWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

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2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

(1) RPA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES, BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO • MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF: NTR.

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE PATROL TEAM VISITED RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737), THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMPS AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (3) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A PATROL TO RUTETE

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BORDER POST (GR 2242) AND ALSO VISITED THE DIHIRO . TRANSIT. CAMP (GR 2452) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (iii) ONE TEAM PATROLLED THE COMMUNE OF BYUMBA (GR0827) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITABAMA): (1) SECTOR HQ- THE OPS OFFR ATTENDED A MEETING AT THE GITARAMA PREFECTURE PRESIDED OVER BY THE SOUS­ PREFECT TODAY BY 1000 HRS. THE MEETINGWAS ATTENDED BY SEVEN NGOS WORKING IN GITARAMA. AGENDA OF THE MEETING WAS TO REVIEW THE SHELTER PROGRAMME IN THE • PREFECTURE. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED NTONGWE COMMUNE (GR 9057) AND REPORTED THE SITUATIONAS CALM. 280 RETURNEES ARRIVED ON 16 FEB 96. 04 WERE ARRESTED OUT OF THIS NUMBER FOR GENOCIDE. A DELIGATION CONSISTINGOF RETURNEES AND UNHCR OFFICiAlS FROM ZAIRE VISITED THIS COMMUNE ON 26 FEB 96 TO ASSESSTHE GROUND SITUATION. THEY LEFT FOR ZAIRE THE SAME DAY. (3) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED NYAKABANDA COMMUNE (GR6597) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THERE ARE 96 PRISONERS IN THE COMMUNE CACTHOT (GENOCIDE ­ 69)

d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE).. (1) A TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE. NS-rR (2) ANOTHER TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE AT BUTARE TO COLLECT THE FIGURES OF RETURNEES. (3) A TEAM ALSO PATROLLED TO NSHILI (GR3996)

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COMMUNE OF GIKONGORO PREFECTURE TO COLLECT DATA ON THE RETURNEES.

e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED GATARE (GR 1345) , KlRAMBO (GR 0444) COMMUNES. BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEM IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED.

f. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI): (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNESOF NYMAYUMBA (GR2106) AND REPORTED THE SITUATIONAS CALM. THE TEAM OBSERVED THE REPAIR OF AN IRON BRIDGE ACROSS PFUNDA RIVER (GR 2311). (2) ANOTHER TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF KARAGO (GR • 4516),GICIYE (GR 5012) AND GASEKE (GR 4904) THE FOLLOWING WERE REPORTED: (i) IN MUTANDA SECTOR (GR5513), A LOCALD~ Fe.... ATTACKED AND ROBBED BY FIVE ARMED MEN.,.. THE MAN WAS SHOT IN THE THIGH AND FOUR OTHERS WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. (ii) THE TEAM WAS INFO BY LOCAL AUTH THAT THE NUMBER OF INFILTRATIONS HAD REDUCED IN THE RECENT PAST. THE TEAM SPOKE TO A WOMAN RETURNEE IN CICEYE COMMUNE AND LEARNT THAT SHE HAS BEEN RESETTLED IN HER FORMER HOME. (iii) IN GASEKE COMMUNE, THE TEAM WAS SHOWN FOOD ITEMS DONATED BY THE LOCALS FOR THE RETURNEES. g. AIR OPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 15 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS:

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(i) UNAMIR ~ 05 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 02 (iN) OTHERS - 08

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA)- THE BURGERMASTRE OF RUTOBWE • COMMUNE (GR7781) REPORTED THAT AN NGO~AFXB HAS COMPLETED 290 OUT OF 439 HOUSES IT IS CONSTRUCTING IN THE COMMUNE.

5. CIVIL AFfAIRS: NTR.

• 6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW

(1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO 293 NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE 42 NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

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(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII 37 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI "(GR 9398) NTR NTR

(4) SECTORS BP 1(ZAIRE) 73 NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) 04 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) . NTR NTR • CYANIKA (UGANDA) NTR NTR B. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) (i) THE REPRESENTATIVES OF REFUGEES FROM TANZANIAWHO ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY YESTERDAY (REF OUR SITREP NO 57 PARA 3 SUB PARA B(1» HAVE BEEN VISITING NUMBER OF PLACES TODAY TO ASSESS THE SITUATION BY THEMSELVES. NINE (09) OF THEM TOURING THE KIBUNGO PREFECTURE FOUND THEIR HOUSES OCCUPIED BY OTHER RETURNEES BUT WERE ASSURED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE BOURGERMASTRES THAT SAME WOULD BE VACATED WHEN THEY FINALLY RETURN. SIXTEEN (16) OTHERS VISITED THE • DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP(GR2242). (ii) A UNHCR OFFICIAL ACCOMPANYINGTHE REFUGEE REPRESENTATIVES INTIMATED THAT ABOUT 160 INTIMIDATORS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN THE CAMPS IN TANZANIA AND WERE LIKELY TO BE ARRESTED NEXT WEEK C. SECTOR 2 ( GITARAMA) (1) RESETLEMENT OF RETURNEES- 40 RETURNEES FAMILIES (1959 CASE) ARE BEING RESETfLED IN RUTOMBWE COMMUNE WHICH IS

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NOT THEIR COMMUNE OF ORIGIN. (2) . THE INDIA SECTION DEPLOYED TO GUARD THE IMPOUNDED GENERATOR RTU YESTERDAY AT 1530 HRS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE GENERATOR. D. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). AT ABOUT 1100HRS TODAY 27 FEB A LIGHT DAIHATSU TRUCK BELONGING TO CEMEREWA CEMENT HIT AN ANTI- TANK MINE. SCENE OF INCIDENT WAS BETWEEN KARENGERA (GR9321) AND NYAKABUYE (GR911.6). THE VEH WAS CONVEYING SOME RPA SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS. SIX PEOPLE WERE INJURED WITH TWO VERY CRITICAL CASES. THE VICTIMS WERE SPOKEN TO AT THE GIHUNDE HOSPITAL CYANGUGU BY MILOBS. FRGF ELEMENTS ARE SUSPECTED FOR THE ACTION. • E. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). UNHCR IS TO RECEIVE TWO VISITING REFUGEES AT THE BORDER POST TOMORROW. THESE REFUGEES BELONG TO KIGALI. MILOBS WILL ATTEMPT TO SPEAK TO THEM.

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UNAMIR - MINUAR MILOS GROUP HQ : OPS BRANCH

TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 57

FROM: MILOB GP HQ DATE : 26 FEB 96 e;,i INFO: SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS),~ HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR, RADIO UNAMIR.

SUBJECT: DAILY SITREP COVERING 252300B FED TO 262300B FEB 96

1. SITUATION

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

~, • b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN

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RWANDA AND BURUNDI. . (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIANIRWANDA BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDA BORDER (CYANIK.A BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. E'ACTIONAL ACTIVITIES

a. POLmCAL. NTR.

• b. MILITARY.

(1) RPA. I. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. u SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. ill. AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO • MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF. NTR.

(3) OTHERS. NTR.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES a. MU.OB GP BO. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORINGOF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS. b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE TEAMCONDUCTED A PATROLTO THE RUSUMOBORDER POST (GR 8737)AND VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI TRANSITCAMP (GR 7449). AT THE RUSUMOBORDERTHE TEAM MET A GROUP OF 33 REFUGEES DRAWNFROMVARIOUS CAMPSIN TANZANIA AND ACCOMPANIED BY UNHCROFFICIALS. THEYWERE BEING SENT TO THEIR RESPECTIVECOMMUNES TO STUDYTHE SITUATION SO AS TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO THEIR COLLEAGUES ON THEIR RETURN TO TANZANIA. AN INTERVIEW BY THE TEAM REVEALEDmAT THE REFUGEES WERE APPREHENSIVE OF THE SECURITY SITUATIONIN • RWANDA ANDHENCE THEIRREFUSAL TO RETURNHOME. THEY WERE HOWEVERSAID TO BE HAPPY OF THE CONTINUAL PRESENCE OF THE UN IN RWANDA wmca ACCORDING TO THEM GIVES THEM THE CONFIDENCE OF A SAFERETURN. (2) ANOTHER TEAM WENT TO THE COMMUNES OF MUHAZI (GR 4990) ANDRUTONDE(GR 5185) ANDFOUND THE SITUATIONTO BECALM. (3) A TEAM ALSO CARRIED our CITY PATROLTHROUGHKIGALI. ALL WASFOUNDTO BE CALM. • (4) A TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROLTO BICYUMBIACOMMUNE (GR 3776). THE SITUATION WAS SAIDTO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) THE 100KVA GENERATOR IMPOUNDED BY THE KABGAVI ADMINISTRATOR SINCE rs JAN96 WASRELEASED TODAY 26 FEB 96 3 UN RESTRICTED- UN RESTRICTED

.~~ -it\:K£~" ««:..Y BYTHE GENERATOR UNIT- OF UNAMIR. TIllS

WAS FACILITATED WHEN A REPLACEMENT BY ~'1;4!E~~,:txS ~'--- EFFECTED. (2) ONE qrani'. -;:::"':.i '. .r~ii'ED RUTOBWB COMMUNE (GR 7781)

A::IDREACHEDNTONDE SECTOR(GR 7981). THE SITUATrO~{VfAS FOUND TO BE STABLE. (3) ANOTHER TEAM PATROLLED MUSHUBATI COMMUNE (GR 6970) AND VISITED THE SECTORS OF GIKOMERO (GR 6572) AND GATIKABISI (GR 6672). THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) ONE TEAt\1 PATROLLEDTHE COMMUNES OF NYAMAGABE (GR 5427), KARAMA (GR 5631) AND RUKONDO (GR 5538). NSTR.

• d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGIlGU). ( (1) IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 1510 HRS TODAY 26 '; FEB 96 AN MSF (SPAIN) TEAM RETURNING FROM BWEYEYE (GR 1309)

A .:jJ'0. • WERE AMBUSHED BY UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS. A LOCAL WAS "b ~f KILLED, ANOTHER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED AND AN NGO LOST THE FORE-FINGER. (2) IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THREE LOCALS WERE KILLED, /~ ONEKIDNAPPED AND TWO INJURED IN THE EARLYHOURS OF \I\ ~ ~J TODAY 26 FEB 96 AT THE MUBOMBA CELLULE (GR 9199) OF • KIBANGIRA SECTORIN BUGARAMA COMMUNE (GR 8907).

e. SECfOR 5 (GISENYI). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123). THE TEAM LEARNT OF INCREASED INFILTRATIONS IN THE BORDER COMMUNES. THE RPA WERE SAID 4 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

TO HAVE ENCOUNTERED A GROUP OF INFILTRATORS IN MUKINGO COMMUNE (GR 2618) ON 20 FEB 96. THREE OF THEM WERE ARRESTED AND ARE BEING KEPT AT THE RPA POSITION AT MUKINGO. (2) A WOMAN AND HER TWO ClllLDREN FROM RWANZEKUMA SECTOR (GR 2620) IN RWERERE COMMUNE ARE SAID TO BE MISSING SINCE 21 FEB 96. (3) IT WAS REPORTED mAT THE REPONSffiLE OF THE CELLULE < j OF BUYONE (GR 3124) OF MUGONGO SECTOR (GR3123) INMUTURA

!,J'It ~. COMMUNE WAS FIRED UPON WHEN HE TURNED DOWN THE ~) . • ~J REQUEST BY TWO LOCALS AND SOME SUSPECTED INTERHAMWES. , HE IS CURENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT AT RUHENGERI HOSPITAL. THE TWO LOCALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING KEPT IN THE COMMUNE CACHOT. (4) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF KANAMA (GR 2712) AND NYAMYUMBA (GR 2106). THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. (5) A HELl PATROL WAS CONDUCTED TO NDUSU COMMUNE (GR 6212). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (6) MILOB TEAM ESCORTED SOME REFUGEES RECEIVED BY THE • PREFECT OF GISENYI FROM THE CYANIKA BORDER POST TO THEIR HOME COMMUNES TO ASCERTAIN THE REAL SITUATION AT HOME AND TO BRIEF THEIR COLLEAGUES ON THEIR RETURN TO THE REFUGEE CAMPS. THEY REPORTED OF INADEQUATE FOOD AND MEDICAL CARE. THEY ALSO WENT ON TO TOUCH ON RUMOURS CIRCULATING IN REFUGEE CAMPS ABOUT ARRESTS AND KILLINGS GOING ON IN RWANDA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE KIMBUMBA CAMP IS STILL SURROUNDED BY ZAIRIAN TROOPS BUT THEY ARE 5 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

HOWEVER NOT COERCING REFUGEES TO RETURN TO RWANDA.

. f AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 13 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: I. UNAMIR 05 II. HUMANITARIAN 03 m.. OTHERS 05

4. HUMANITARIAN ACDVITIES. NTR.

• 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS. (1) SECTOR I (KIBUNGO) - THE PRESIDENT OF RWANDA ATTENDED A CONFERENCE AT THE KIBUNGO PREFECTURE. PRESENT WERE THE PREFECT, ALL BOURGEMESTRES, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND THREE CONSEILLERS FROM EACH COMMUNE.

6. LOGISTICS. NTR.

• 7. MISCELLANEOUS. A. DETAII,s OF BORDERCROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECfORI RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR 6 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR - RUSIZI I NTR NTR RUSIZI II NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

(4) SECTORS • BP 1 (ZAIRE) 119 NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) 13 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

B. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) (1) TIlE TEAM THAT VISITED MUHAZI COMMUNE OBSERVED THAT SUSPECTS OF GENOCIDE NUMBERING ABOUT 20 WERE BEING • USED TO WORK ON A CORN FIElD OUTSIDE TIlE COMMUNE OFFICE. TIllS ILLEGAL USE OF SUSPECTS WAS BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS KIBUNGO.

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UNAMIR - MlNUAR MILOB GBOUP I:LQ : QPS BRANCH

TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 55

FROM: MILOB GP HQ DATE : 25 FEB 96

INFO : SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR, RADIO UNAMIR.

SUBJECT : DAILY SIIREP COVERING 2423000 FEB TO 252300B FEB 96

1. SITUATION

• a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS.

(1) SECTOR 1, KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURINDI. 1 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

(3) SECTOR 4. ALL l:\0RDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIANIRWANDA BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR I.M1vflGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC. • 2. FACTIONAL ACTIVTI'IES a. POLITICAL .NTR

b. MILITARY.

(1) RPA. I. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KlBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. II. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. III. AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF. NTR

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTMTIES

a. MILOR GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KmUNGO). (1) ONE TEAM CONDUCTED PATROLS TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST AND VISITED THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT • CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CONDUCTED CONFIDENCE PATROL THROUGH KANYONZA (5844) AND KIGERAMA (6070) COMMUNES. THE SITUATION WAS CALM. (3) A TEAM ALSO CARRlED OUT CITY PATROL THROUGH KIGALI. ALL WAS FOUND TO BE CALM. (4) A TEAM CONDUCTED PATROLS TO GASHORA COMMUNE (2756) AND THEN TO THE DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (GR 2452). THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED BULINGA COMMUNES?(6679),MUSENYI (6679) AND GASAVE(6582) SECTORS WHERE LOCALS CONFIRMED THE SITUATION AS CALM. CACHOT FIGURES 105 INCLUDING 06 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 98). (2) ANOTHER TEAM VISITED NYAMABUYE COMMUNE (7570) AND ALSO VISITED THE SECTORS OF KIVUMU(7873) AND TAKWE (7575). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED 3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED CASES OF BANDITRY IN THE COMMUNE. THE TEAM WAS HOWEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE MURDER OF VINCENT RECLINOLAWA, SECRETARY OF THE KIVUMU CHURCH ON 09 FEB 96 BY ~ UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS.

c. SECTOR 3 (BUTABE).NTSR

d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). (1) PATROL TEAMS VISITED NYAMESHEKE(9840),KANEMBE COMMUNE (8001), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYD. (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123) AND THE BORDERPOST AT MUTOVU (GR 2929). NSTR f. AmOPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 07 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: I. UNNillR 03 n HUMANITARIAN NIL ill. OTHERS 04

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES a. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) -NTR b. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA).NTR

4 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS. NTR.

6. LOGISTICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS NTR

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR • KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECIOR3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

• (3) SECIOR4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZI I NTR NTR RUSIZI II NTR NTR BURUNDI NTR NTR

5 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICfED (4) SECTORS :SP 1 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) . NTR NTR

B~4(ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKNUGANDA) NTR NTR

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TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 55

FROM: MILOB GP HQ DATE : 24 FEB 96

INFO : SRSG, 'AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), . ,. .,'. . HA~,'lNTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR, RADIO UNAMIR SUBJECT:'DA1LY SlIKEr COVERING 232300JrFEB TO 242300B'FEB 96

1.:'. ::j':,SITUATION. :')!\-··:·r\~ff: '" '...... •.. a.. ~!~:[ GENERAL. TIIE SITUATION REMAINSGENERALLY CALM. . ; ~.,,"' . ,.... '.. ", , -t • ·~l;~:lB~2~L":'J""· .. ,...... •... :.. " ... j;,Z·:.",.I;r~::'\ (1)' ;":·i:.,SECTOR1.. MQ!~A,RUSJ)M0 RUTETEANDGATUNA ,~ ":'.:~ ," -»<,".': ~ -,..-., . -. -~ >::::::..}if:~?I~:~~.~~~:~t~~k>-~~7!r~:~~'.;~~p~~;~~~~:_-?;,~Y:) ,:_,~f_' \ _ > . :,,~~, ~~~\:.};/ ,;-;~': :'~\~';,:~(:~ :~:/ '''>' ...~', '. ,,-X..;' BORDER POSTS\V.ERBOPENED:F.ORTRAFFIC;>:::. .'/;!, (~f/SECTOR3.~~fj:~b;~ANDIDvARU-BAS BORDER ,-, - . -'. - .,. ., '. - . - . CROSSINGS WEREOPENED TONORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BE RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) . . SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WEREOPENED TODAY.. . (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRlANIRWANDA BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE " .-.' ..

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:.. UN RESTRICTED

ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAlRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIQNALACDNTDES'

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MD.JTARY.

(1) BfA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTlNG VEH AND FOOT PATROLS INKlBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF: NTR

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES

a. MU..QB GP BO. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF

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MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS. b. SECTOR 1 (KTRUNGO). (1) ONE TEAMCONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737) ANDVISITED NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) ANDBIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT tAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAMCARRlED our A PATROL TO GASHORA COMMUNE (GR 2756) ANDALSO VISITED DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP(GR 2451) ANDREPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (3) A TEAMPATROLLED THE CITY OF KIGALI AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1). .ONE TEAMVISITEDMUKINGI COMMUNE (GR 7160) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THE TEAMVISITED MUHORORO (GR 7450) ANDMAHEMBE (GR 7160) SECTORS AND SPOKETO A LARGE NUMBEROF LOCALS WHO CONFIRMED THE SAME. THEREWERENO REPORTS OF ANYTHEFTIBANDITRY IN THE COMMUNE. (2) THE SECOND TEAMVISITEDTABA(GR 8883) AND RUNDA COMMUNE (GR 9882) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THEREARE400 PRISONERS IN THE TABACOMMUNE CACHOT (GENOCIDE 300). c. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) ONE TEAMWENTON PATROL TO GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. NSTR. (2) A TEAMVISITED UNHCROFFICE AND COLLECTED FIGURESOF

3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

RETURNEES.

d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU.). PATROL TEAMS VISITED KIRAMBO COMMUNE (GR 0444), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED.

e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYD. (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR3123). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. THE TEAM ALSO VISITED THE BORDER POST AT MUTOVU (GR 2929). THE UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE AT THE BORDER POST INFORMED THE TEAM THAT ZAIRIAN AUTHORITffiS MAYBEGIN FORCED REPATRIATION FROM 26 FEB 96. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF KANAMA (GR 2712) AND NYAMYUMBA (GR 2106). FOUR PERSONS AT NYAMYUMBA HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ON 15 FEB 96 ON CHARGES OF COLLABORATING WITH INFILTRATORS. ONE OF THEM WAS RELEASED LATER AND THE OTHERS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THE GISENYI GENDARMERffi PRISON.

f. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 14 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS:

(~ UN~ 05 (ii) HUMANITARIAN 02 (iii) OTHERS 07

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: NTR.

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5. CIVIL AFFAffiS: NTR.

6. WGISTICS: NTR.

7. MlSCEI;LANEOUS.

A. DETAILS OF BORJ)ER CROSSINGS.

AREAS INFWW OUTFLOW -- (1) SECTORl RUSUMO 53 NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIDA NTR NTR RUTETE 62 NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR e· KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII 119 NTR RUSIZIll NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

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(4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP2(ZAIRE) 3S NTR BP3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4(ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKNUGANDA) NTR NTR b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). A FORCE ENGR DET BLEW UP THE UNEXPLODEDRIFLE GRENADEREPORTED OF ON 22 FEB 96. c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). A WOMAN WAS BEATEN AND ROBBED OF A SUM OF 4,000 FRW ON 22 FEB 96 AT GIHARA SECTOR (GR 8581). THE

WOMANWAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN TABA(GR 8984). ,

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TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 54

FROM: MlLOB GP HQ DATE : 23 FEB 96

INFO : SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS), G2(INFO), HAC,INTL TRIBUNAL, HCRR, RADIO UNAMIR.

SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 222300B FEB TO 2323008 FEB 96

1. SITUATION

GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM II· a. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR t, KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN

1 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECfOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) S~CTOR 5. ZAIRIANIRWANDA BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDAIRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

. 2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES

a. POLIDCAL. (1) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - THE PRESIDENT WAS SAID TO HAVB PAp) A VISIT TO THE GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. • b. MTI,ITARY. (1) RPA. I. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VBH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. II. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. ill. AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA • (2) FRGF. NTR. (3) OTftERS SECTOR 2 ( GITARAMA )-- ALLEDGED INTERHAWE ACTIVlTIES ARE ON THE INCREASE IN GITARAMA. 7 AllEDGED INFILTRATORS WERE ARRESTED BETWEEN 20 AND 23 FEB 96. TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTEDAROUND THE BDE COMO'S RESIDENCE AND THE REST NEAR THE SECTOR HQ IN KABGAYI. IT IS NOT 2 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

CONFIRMED WHAT HASHAPPENED TO THEM.

3. OWNMUITARYACTMTIES

a. MUDD GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION ANDMONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

- b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE TEAMCONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE RUSUMO BORDER POST AND VISITEDTHENYAKARAMBI TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATIONWASREPORTED AS CALM. (2) ANOTHERTEAMWENTTO KAGITUMBA BORDERPOST(GR8450) • ANDNYAGATARE TRANSIT CAMP (GR5736) ANDREPORTEDTHE SITUATIONTO BE CALM. (3) A TEAM ALSOCARRIED OUT PATROL TO NGENDACOMMUNE ( GR0745) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (4) A TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO THE GATUNA BORDER POST (GR 6742) AND ALSO VISITED BYUMBA TRANSITCAMP(GR 0725). THE SITUATION WAS SAIDTO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITABAMA1 • (1) ONE TEAMVISITED KIGOMA COMMUNE (GR 7649) AND REPORTEDTHE SITUATION AS CALM. SINCE DEC 95, 20 RETURNEES HAVB ARRIVED FROMZAIREANDTWOFROM BURUNDI. THE RETURNEES HAVB SETTLED IN THEIRRESPECTIVE SECTORS. THERE ARE NO HOUSING DISPUTE, ONLY THE USUALCOMPLAINTS REGARDING SHORTAGE OF FOOD. CACHOT FIGURESIS 156 (GENOCIDE 151). 3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

(2) THE SECOND TEAMVISITED KAYENZICOMMUNE (GR 8389) ANDREPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THE TEAM ALSO MET REPS OF SALVATION ARMYANDLOCALS WHOCONFIRMED SAME. NO RETURNEES HAVE ARRIVED IN THE COMMUNE SO FAR. CACHOT FIGURES IS 305 INCLUDING FIVE WOMEN ( GENOCIDE 280) c. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) SECTORHQ- ACTING FORCE COMOVISITEDTHE SECTOR FROM 1000TO 1230HRS TODAY. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEW TRANSIT CAMP SITE (GR6908) ANDKANYARU-HAUT BORDER POST. (2) A TEAMPATROLLED TO NEWTRANSITCAMPSITE AND KANYARU-HAUT BORDERPOST. NSTR.. (3) TEAMVISITED UNHCROFFICE AND COLLECTED FIGURES OF • RETURNEES. d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). TEAMS VISITED KlRAMBO (GR 0444), KAGANO (GR9840), BORDER POSTS ANDTRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF REFUGEES REPORTED. e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYJ). (1) ONE TEAMVISITED THECOMMUNES OFRWERERE (GR 2722) ANDMUTIJRA(GR 3123) AND THEBORDERPOST AT MUTOVU (GR 2929). NSTR. '. (2) ONE TEAMVISITED THECOMMUNE OF KANAMA (GR2712) AND KAYOVE (GR2792). ON 21 FEB IN BURERA CELLULE (GR2500) OF KIGEYO(GR2399) SECTORIN KAYOVE COMMUNE (GR2792), A LOCAL PATROLCLASHED wrmA SUSPECTED GROUPOF ARMED INTERHAMWE. IN THE ENCOUNTER, THE RESPONSffiLE OF THE

4 UN RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED

CELLULE WAS ROUGH HANDLED. THE LOCALS WERE ABLE TO ,LOCATE A BAG LEFT BEIDND BY THE GROUP WIllCH CONTAINED TWO HAND GRENADES. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF NKUMBA (GR6639), KIDAHO (GR7047)AND CYANIKA(7052). ON THE 15FEB SOME INFILTRATORS ENTERED RUTAMBA SECTOlt (GR6743) OF NKUMBA COMMUNEANDKILLEDONE PERSON. FOURPERSONS HAVEBEEN ARRESTEDFOR THE INCIDENT. AT CYANICA, THETEAMMET THE UNHCRREP AND GOT THE RETIJRNEES FIGURESFOR THE MONTH OF FEB. A TOTAL OF 124 OLD CASELOAD (OCL) REFUGEES FROM UGANDA HAVERETURNEDAS AT 22 FEB WIDLE 04 OCL RETURNED TO KIDAHO FROM ZAIRE.

f AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIAREMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTALOF 11 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: I. UNAMIR 04 II. HUMANITARIAN 03

ill. OTHE~ 04

HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES • 4. 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS. NTR.

6. LOGIS-TICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEQJJS. 5 UN RESTRICTED UN RESlRICTED

" A. DETAU,S OF BORDERCROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECTOR 1 ' RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA 141 NTR BUZffiA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA 303 NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE 39 NTR • KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTQR4 UVIRA 04 NTR RUSIZII 38 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

(4) SECTORS • BP 1 (ZAIRE) 93 NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) 11 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

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B. 'SECTO~2 (GITARAMA) - TIlE PREFECT OF KIBUYE STILL WANTS TO TO HAVB AN AUDIENCE

WI1H TIlE SRSG~ HE PREFERS 27 FEB 96 IN KIGALI I F THAT WILL BE CONVINlENT. TIlE SECTOR REQUESTS CONFIRMATION ON TIllS.

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TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 53

FROM:MILOBGPHQ DATE : 22 FEB 96

INFO : SRSG, AlFC, CMO, G3(OPS),_, HAC,INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR. , ,t.~

SUBJECT: D~ILY SImEr COVERING 212300B FEB TO 1&1300B FEB 96.

1. SITUATION • a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FORTRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN

1 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

RWANDA ANDBURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WEREOPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR S. ZAJRIANIRWANDA BORDERIS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDEFOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDANNATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN ANDUNAMIR

TRAFFIC. UGAND~WANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDERPOST)IS " OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES

a. POLITICAL. (1) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - THE PRESIDENT WASSAIDTO HAVE • PAIDA VISITTO THE GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. b. . MILITARY.

(1) RPA. I. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH ANDFOOTPATROLS IN KIBUNGO ANDKIGALI PREFECTURES BOTHDAYANDNIGHT. n. SECTOR3(BUTARE). PATROLLED ANDMANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES ANDCHECK POINTS. • m. AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THERPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY ATKIA.

(2) FRGF. NTR.

(3) OTHERS. NTR. 2 UN RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED

3. OWN MU,ITARY ACTIVITIES

a. MILOB GP BO..CONTINUED COORDINATION ANDMONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. . SECTOR 1 (IQBlJN(iO.). (1) ONETEAMCONDUCTED A PATROL TO THERUSUMO BORDER POST ANDVISITED THENYAKARAMBI TRANSIT CAMP. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. (2) ANOmER TEAMWENTTO THE KABARONDO COMMUNE (GR 6278) ANDFOl/ND THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (3) A TEAMALSOCARRIED OUT CITYPATROL TIIROUGH KIGALI. • ALLWASFOUND TO BE CALM. (4) A TEAMCONDUCTED A PATROL TO THERUTETE BORDER POST (GR 2242) ANDTHENTO THEDIHIROTRANSIT CAMP (GR2452). THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAMVISITED GISOVU COMMUNE (GR2951) AND GISHYITA COMMUNE (GR2062) OF KIBUYE PREFECTURE.' THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM EXCEPT FOR ISOLATED ( ~\ ~,,\ BANDITRY ACTIVITIES IN THE GISHYITA COMMUNE. THE ~~/ BOURGEMESTRE REPORTED OF SOMEINTRUSIONS FROMZAIRE .WInCH RESULTED IN THEDEATHOF TWOPERSONS IN BISESERO SECTOR (GR2660) IN JANUARY 96 ANDTWOPERSONS INJURED IN MUSENYI SECTOR(GR 2263)LASTWEEK. EXACT DATES TO BE FORWARDED SOON. (2) ANOTHER TEAMVISITED MABANZA COMMUNE (GR 3473) AND GITESICOMMUNE (GR 2871) OFKIBUYE PREFECTURE. THE LOCALS 3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

EXPRESSED APPREHENSION ABOUT THE FUTUREAND FEARED TO COMMENT ON THE PRESENT SECURITY SITUATION. THE GENERAL SITUATION WAS SAIDTO BE CALM. c. SECIQR 3 (BUTABE). (1) ONE TEAMWENTON PATROLTO THE KANYARU-HAUTE BORDERPOST. NSTR. (2) A TEAM v\:SITEDRUNYINYA COMMUNE (GR 6012) AND REPORTEDON THE COMMUNE FACINGACUTESHORTAGE OF FOOD, ACCOMMODATION ANDCLOTHING FOR RETURNEES. (3) IT WASOBSERVED THAT OLDHOUSESWERE BEING RECONSTRUCTED ENROUTE· TO MUSANGE SECTOROFHUYE COMMUNE (GR 6714). d. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). (1) PATROLTEAMS VISITEDKIRAMBO COMMUNE (GR 0444) KAGANO SECTOR(GR 0137), BORDERPOINTS AND TRANSITCAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. (2) IT WASMADEKNOWNBY THE BOURGEMESTREOFKlBOGORA (GR 0443) THAT TEN ARMED MEN PASSEDTHROUGHHIS COMMUNE AT ABOUT 2300 HRS YESTERDAY, 21 FEB 96. THEY WERE SAID TO HAVBHEADEDFOR THE FOREST. THE RPA WERE SPOTTED COMBING THE GENERAL AREA DURINGTHE MILOB TEAM PATROL. . e. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). (1) ONE TEAM VISITEDTHE COMMUNES OFRWERERE(GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123) AND THE BORDERPOST AT MUTOVU(GR 2929).NSTR. (2) A HELl PATROLWAS CONDUCTED TO THECOMMUNE OF . RAMBA(OR 4693). IT WASMADEKNOWNTO THE TEAMTHAT SUSPECTED INTERHAMWE ACTIVITIES IN THE LIGHT OF SABOTAGE AND STEALINGARE STilL ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNE. 4 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED

f. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINSNORMAL. (2) ATOTAL OF 11 FLIGHTSOPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS:

I. UN~ 06 n. HUMANITARIAN 03

m. OTIrnR~ m

4. HlJMANITARIAN ACDVTI1ES a. SECfOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - THE COMMUNE AUTHORITIES OF KABARONDO COMMUNE (GR 6278) REQUESTSTHE SERVICESOF A BULlDOZER TO CLEARA SITE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 90 HOUSESFOR , e· RETURNEES. b. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA) (1) THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GISHYITACOMMUNE OFFICE (GR2162) BY ADRA HAS COME TO A STAND STILLDUE.TO LACKOF FUNDS. AN ESTIMATEDAMOUNT OF 3 MILLIONRWANDAN FRANCS IS NEEDED TO COMPLETETHE PROJECT. -(2) RETURNEES WHO ARRIVED IN GISOVUANDGISHYITA COMMUNES ARE SAIDTO BE FACEDWITH ACUTEHOUSING PROBLEMS AS THEIR HOUSES WERE DESTROYED DURING'THE GENOCIDE. ADRAPLANS TO REBUILDA FEW HOUSES FORTHEM.

5. CIVIL AFFAJRS. NTR.

6. WGISTICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS. 5 UN RESTRICTED , UN RESTRICTED

A DETAU,s OF BORDER CROSSINGS. AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO 256(21/2) NTR KAGlTUMBA NTR NTR BUZffiA ~ NTR NTR RUTETE 3,469(20/2) NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECIQR3

i KANYARU-HAUTE 274(22/2) NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

i •I ! (3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII 04(22/2) NTR RUSIZIII 200(22/2) NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

(4) SECTOR 5 .~ BP 1 (ZAIRE) 131 NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) 04 NTR BP3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR

B. SECTOllt (KlBUNGO) (1) AN UNEXPWDEDRIFLE GRENADE WAS DISCOVERED AT )4 6 UN RESTRICTED ..

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ABOUT 1500 HRSON 21 FEB96 ADJACENT TOTHE RESIDENCE OF AN ITALIAN NGO CALLED AVCS IN KACYUKIRO (GR 1181). THE SITE HAS BEENMARKED PENDING DIFFUSION. (2) IT WAS REMARKED THAT THERECENT INFLUX OFRETURNEES i. " INTO THE SECTOR HAS BROUGHT IN A SUDDEN PRESSURE ON SOCIAL SERVICES AND RECEPTION CAPABILITIES OF AGENCIES INVOLVED WITH RETURNEE MATTERS. •

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TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 52 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 21 FEB 96 . INFO :SRSG, A/FC, CMO, G3 (OPS), G2 (INFO), HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 202300B FEB 96 TO 2123008 FEB 96

1. SITUATION. • a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. MASS CROSSING AT RUTETE BORDER. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. • (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDA/RWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

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2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

(1) RPA. (I) _ SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO)...CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. • (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF: NTR.

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MILOS GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING • OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) THE MILOBS SECTOR COMDS CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY TOOK PLACE AT THE SECT HQ TODAY. IN ATTENDANCE WERE: SRSG, CMO, SOO, SMPO, G3 OPS AND OTHER STAFF OFFICERS FROM MILOBS GP HQ. DISCUSSIONS

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WERE LIVELY AND CENTERED ON SUBJECTS INCLUDING

~ETURNEES SITUATION, WITHDRAWAL OF UNAMIR, COOPERATION WITH UN AGENCIES AND OTHER NGOS, THE RECONCILIATION PROCESS, PRISON STATE AND THE ROLE OF RPA (2) ONE PATROL TEAM VISITED RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR8737),THE NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMPS AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. (3) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A PATROL TO DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (GR2452) AND ALSO VISITED THE RUTETE BORDER POST (GR2242) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. • c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA): (1) ONE TEAM VISITED NTONGWE COMMUNE (GR9267) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. ISOLATED CASES OF BANDITRY WERE REPORTED IN THE COMMUNE DURING THE LAST WEEK AS FOLLOWS: (i) IN GIKOMA SECTOR (GR 8153), FOUR ARMED BANDITS SHOT DEAD ONE PERSON AT ABOUT 2300HRS ON 18 FEB r "\V 96. THE WIFE OF THE DECEASED WAS SEVERELY \b~~, " BEATEN AND ROBBED OF 14000 FRW AND TWO CASES OF BEER. NO ARREST HAS BEEN MADE SO FAR. • (ii) IN MUSAMO SECTOR (GR 7952), ARMED BANDITS ATTACKED ONE FAMILY AND DEMANDED MONEY. AS MONEY WAS NOT FORTHCOMING, THEY BEAT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY SEVERELY. NO ARRESTS SO FAR. (2) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED NYABIKENKE COMMUNE (GR 7292) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THEY ALSO VISITED KIYUMBA SUB PREFECTURE (GR 7093). THE REHABILITATION OFFICER CONFIRMED THE ARRIVAL OF 41

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RETURNEES IN JAN 96 AND 45 RETURNEES IN FEB 96. THE RETURNEES HAVE SETTLED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTORS. CACHOT FIGURES 187 (GENOCIDE 173).

d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE): (1) A TEAM VISITED THE KANYARU-HAUTE BORDER POST. NSTR. (2) ANOTHER TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE AND COLLECTED FIGURES OF RETURNEES. e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED NYAMASHEKE (GR 9840), KAMENBE (GR8001 ) COMMUNES, KAGANO (GR 0137) SECTOR, BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEM IN RESPECT OF • REFUGEES REPORTED. f. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI): (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF MUTURA (GR 3123) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. ON 17 FEB lWO RETURNEES, BOTH JUVENILES SUSPECTED TO BE INVOLVED IN GENOCIDE, WERE ARRESTED IN GAKARARA (GR 3921) OF KORA SECTOR AFTER THEY RETURNED FROM ZAIRE ON 16 FEB. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF KARAGO(GR4416) AND GICIYE (GR5012). FIVE ARMED MEN IN DIFFERENT INCIDENTS 1 - _._._' • ON O~,-16 AND 17-- FEB ROBBED HOUSES----- IN RUBONA (GROO54), CYARWA (1257) AND A §HOP IN_MUTANDA (1355) SECTORS. THEY ESCAPED WITH 1,00000o AND 69,000 FRW FROM THE HOUSES .' I AND ALL THE VALUABLES FROM THE SHOP. THE LOCALS SUSPECTED THE INVOLVEMENT OF RPA BECAUSE ONE OLD LADY RECOGNISED THREE OF THE FIVE PERSONS INVOLVED AS RPA SOLDIERS. (3) ANOTHER TEAM PATROLLED NYUNDO SECTOR (6222) AND

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REPORTED THAT ON 10 FEB ONE PERSON THREW A GRENADE ON RPA PATROL. THE PERSON WITH ONE RPA SOLDIER WERE KILLED AND THREE. OTHER SOLDIERS WERE INJURED AND ARE CURRENTLY BEING TREATED IN RUHENGERI HOSPITAL. (4) THE TEAM ALSO REPORTED THAT IN BUSOGO SECTOR(GR 4728) OF MUKINGO COMMUNE (GR5129), ON 19 FEB AT ABOUT 2000 HRS, ONE TEACHER WITH ONE PERSON WERE SHOT DEAD BY TWO UNKNOWN ARMED PERSONS. ON SAME 19 FEB IN KANZA SECTOR (GR6029) OF NYAKINAMA COMMUNE (5927), THERE WAS AN EXCHANGE OF FIRE BETWEEN RPA PATROL AND SUSPECTED INTERHAMWE. NO CASUALTV ON EITHER SIDE REPORTED.

• g. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 12 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) UNAMIR - 05 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 03 (iii) OTHERS - 04

• 4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: NTR. 5. CIVIL AFFAIRS: NTR.

6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW

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(1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE 2997 NTR KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 • UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII 40 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) 37 NTR

(4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) 396 NTR BP 2 (ZAIRE) 29 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) 01 NTR • CYANIKA (UGANDA) NTR NTR

B. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU)-- (1) ON 14 FEB AT ABOUT 1900HRS AT KAGANO SECTOR(GR0137), A LOCAL- MR MAKIRIMARI35 WAS STOPPED BY ARMED UNIFORM MEN / WHO ASKED HIM FEW QUESTIONS AND LATER SHOT HIM ON THE SHOULDER MR MAKIRIMARI IS PRESENTLY LYING AT THE NYAMASHEKE HEALTH CENTER. THE FRGF ARE SUSPECTED TO BE

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RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATIACK (2) KAMEMBE COMMUNE HELD A GENERAL MEETING WITH LOCALS ON SECURITY. TODAY. THIS IS POSSIBLY DUE TO YESTERDAY'S ANTITANK INCIDENT IN THE AREA.

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TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 51 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 20 FEB 96 INFO :SRSG, NF.C, CMO, G3 (o,PS), _, HAC, INTL TRIBUNAL, HCHR, RADIO UNAMIR

,.:ECT : DAftY SITREP COVERING 1923008 FEB 96 TO 202300B FEB 96 '. 1.' SITUAIION.

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. MASS CROSSING AT RUTETE BORDER. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDNRWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

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a. POLITICAL: NTR.

b. MILITARY.

(1) BfA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (a) CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES, e· BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (b) TWO RPA TOWING VEHICLES WERE SEEN AT ABOUT 1600 HRS ON 20 FEB 96 TOWING TWO ANTI­ AICRAFT GUNS FROM KANOMBE AIRPORT TOWARDS TRAFIPRO IN KIGALI. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF: NTR.

(3) OTHERS: NTR.

3. OWN MILITARY ACTIYITIES.

a. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

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b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE PATROL TEAM CONFIRMED A NUMBER OF REFUGEES STRANDED AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RUTETE BORDER POST (GR 2242) DUE TO LACK OF TRANSPORT. EXACT FIGURE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY KNOWN BUT AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF 2,000 ARE DUE IN TOMORROW. THE TEAM ALSO VISITED THE DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (GR 2452). THE SITUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A CITY PATROL IN KIGALI AND REPORTED THAT THE SITUATION WAS CALM. (3) A TEAM ALSO VISITED THE GATUNA BORDER POST AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (4) THE FOURTH TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO RUKARA COMMUNE (GR 5601) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA): (1) ONE TEAM VISITED MUGINA COMMUNE (GR 9267) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THE TEAM ALSO VISITED RUYENZI TRANSIT CENTRE. (2) ANOTHET TEAM VISITED MASANGO COMMUNE (GR 6254) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THEY ALSO VISITED KIRVA (GR 6158) AND RVOGA (GR 5856) SECTORS AND REPORTED SAME.

d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE): A TEAM VISITED THE KANYARLJ-HAJJTF: BORDER POST. NSTR e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITFD THE RUSUNYU (GR 7829), MUHARI SECTOR (GR 7829), KAGANO (GR rm40)'IBORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEM IN REiP'#~; qFREFUGEES f· .", , REPORTED.

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f. SECTOB 5 (GISENYJ):

(1) ON~ TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

AT BORDER POST #4; MUTOVU, THE U~HCR REPS INFORMED THE TEAM OF THEIR ATIEMPTS TO SEND OVER VOLUNTARY RETURNEES INTO RWANDA. (2) ANOTHER TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF NYAMYUMBA (GR 2106) AND KAYOVE (GR 2792). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM.

g. A1ROPS, • (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 10 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (i) UNAMIR - 03 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 03 (iii) OTHERS - 04

4. HUMANITABIAN ACTIVITIES: a. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - UNAMIR DETAILED TWELVE VEHICLES IN ANSWER TO REQUEST BY UNHCR TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSPORTING OF MASS CROSSING OF RETURNEES THROUGH THE RUTETE BORDER POST.

5. COOL AFFAIRS: NTR.

6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

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A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING AREAS INFLOVV OUTFLOVV

(1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR

BUZIBA ~TR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE 166 NTR • KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR (3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA 24 NTR RUSIZII 17 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

(4) SECTORS BP 1 (ZAIRE) 73 NTR • BP 2 (ZAIRE) 65 NTR BP 3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 4 (ZAIRE) 01 NTR CYANIKA (UGANDA) NTR NTR

B. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN ANTI-TANK MINE BLEW OFF AN IRC MOBILE CLINIC VEHICLE TODAY 20 FEB 96 AT ABOUT 1000 HRS AT RUSUYU SECTOR (GR 7829). THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WERE

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COMPLETELY DESTROYED HOWEVER NOBODY WAS HURT DURING THE INCIDENT. THE RPA IS STill CONDUCTING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS•

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TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 50 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 19 FEB 96 SUBJECT : DAILY SITBEP COVERING 1823008 FEB 96 TO 192300B FEB 96

• 1. SITUATION.

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1, KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC • BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDA/RWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

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2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

B. POU1"ICAL: NTR.

b. MIUTARY.

• (1) BfA. (i) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES, BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. • (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) ERGF: NTR.

(3) QTHERS: NTR.

3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

B. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE MILOB TEAM CONDUCTED A CONFIDENCE PATROL IN THE COMMUNE OF MUGESERA (GR 4764). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT A CITY PATROL IN KIGALI

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AND REPORTED THAT THE SITUATION WAS CALM. .(3) THE THIRD TEAM VISITED RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737), ":IYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMPS AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (4) THE FOURTH TEAM CONDUCTED A PATROL TO DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP (GR 2452) AND RUTETE BORDER POST (GR 2242) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM.

. c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA): NTR.

d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE): NTR. • e. SECTOR 4 (CYANGUGU). PATROL TEAMS VISITED THE COMMUNES OF KAGERENGA (GR 9321) AND KIRAMBO (GR 0444), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF RETURNEES REPORTED.

f. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI): NTR.

g. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF I{)FLlGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: • (i) UNAMIR - 03 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - Of (iii) OTHERS - 06

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5. CIVIL AFFAIRS: NTR.

6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A. . DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING • AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (1) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

(2) SeCTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE NTR NTR • KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR

(3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR RUSIZII 59 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

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TO :FHQ SITREP NO : 49 FROM : MILOBGPHQ DATE : 18 FEB 96

SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 172300B FEB 96 TO 182300B FEB 96

1. SITUATION • a. GENERAl. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM. b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1 - KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC. (3) SECTOR 3 - KANYARU HAUTE AND KANYARU BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (4) SECTOR 4 - ALL BORDERS WERE ALL CLOSED BUT OPEN TO REFUGEES TODAY. (5) SECTOR 5 - NORMAL BORDER TRAFFIC BETWEEN UGANDA/RWANDA AT CYANIKA BORDER POST. ZAIRE/RWANDA BORDER (GISENYI) IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC.

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-. A. POLITICAL. NTR. B. MILITARY. (1) RPA. a. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEHICLE AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES,DURING DAY AND NIGHT. b. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT CHECK POINTS. c. AIR OPS CELL (KIA)-THE RPA CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

(2) FRGF. NTR. • (3) OTHER NTR. 3A. OWN MIiLiTARY ACTIVITIES

A. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

B. SECTOR 1 - KIBUNGO. (1) A MILOB TEAM VISITED THE RUSUMO BORDER POST (GR 8737), NYAKARAMBI (GR 7449) AND BIRENGA (GR 5958) TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS FOUND TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM CONDUCTED A CONFIDENCE PATROL • THROUGH THE COMMUNES OF RUKIRA (GR 6658). (3) ONE OTHER TEAM CARRIED OUT CITY PATROL IN KIGALI AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM.

C. SECTOR 2 - GITARAMA. (1) VISITING UNICEF DELEGATION WAS BRIEFED BY SECT

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COMD AND WERE APPRAISED OF THE SITUATION IN THE COMMUNE CACHOTS. .THE DELEGATION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER FOR JUSTICE. (2) A PATROLTEAM VISITED MUGINA COMMUNE (GR 9267), MUGINA SECTOR (GR 9766) AND MBATI SECTOR (GR 9467). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM.

D. SECTOR 3 - BUTARE. NSTR.

E. SECTOR 4 - CYANGUGU. (1) PATROL TEAM VISITED GATARE (GR 1345), GASHARU (GR 8932), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SITUATION • WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

F. SECTOR 5 - GISENYI. (1) ONE MILOB TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123). THEY ALSO VISITED THE BORDER POSTS AND THE TRANSIT CAMP. THE STUATION WAS SAID TO BE CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM WENT ON GISENYI TOWN PATROL. ALL WAS SAID TO BE CALM.

• H. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL (2) A TOTAL OF 07 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (I) UNAMIR - 03 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 00 (iii) OTHERS - 04

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6. LOGISTICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A DETAilS OF BORDER CROSSING

(1 ) AREAS iNFLOW OUTFLOW (a) SECTOR 1 • RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE NTR NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

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TO :FHO SITREP NO : 48 FROM : MILOBGPHO DATE : 17 FEB 96

SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 1623008 FE8 96 TO 1723008 FE8 96

1. SITUATION • a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1 - KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL TRAFFIC. (3) SECTOR 3 - KANYARU HAUTE AND KANYARU BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPEN TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. (4) SECTOR 4 - ALL BORDERS WERE ALL CLOSED BUT OPEN TO e· REFUGEES TODAY. (5) SECTOR 5 - NORMAL BORDER TRAFFIC BETWEEN UGANDNRWANDA AT CYANIKA BORDER POST. ZAIRE/RWANDA BORDER (GISENYI) IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC.

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A. POLITICAL. NTR B. MILITARY. '(1) ~PA. a. SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO) - CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEHICLE AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES,DURING DAY AND NIGHT. b. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE) - PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT CHECK POINTS. c. AIR OPS CELL (KIA)-THE RPA CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA.

• (2) FRGF. NTR (3) OTHER. NTR. 3A. OWN MIiLiTARY ACTIVITIES

A. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

B. SECTOR 1 - KIBUNGO. (1) MILOB TEAM PATROLLED TO RUSOMO BORDER e POST,NYAKARAMBI AND BIRENGA TRANSIT CAMPS. (2) ANOTHER TEAM ALSO VISITED AKAGERA,DIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP AND RUTETE TRANSIT CAMP. (3) TEAM ALSO PATROLLED KIGALI CITY.THE SECURITY SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. C. SECTOR 2 - GITARAMA. (1) MILOBS PATROLLED TO TAMBWE COMMUNE(7653) AND KIGOMA COMMUNE(7649). TEAM ALSO VISITED THE COMMUNE CACHOT AND WAS INFORMED THAT OUT OF 153 INMATES, 149

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WERE GENOCIDE CASES. SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. (2) MILOBS TEAM VISITED BULINGA COMMUNE(6679) AND LEARNT THAT THE COMMUNE CACHOT HAD 105 INMATES. THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED CALM. (3) THE PL CDR GHANCOY (DETACH) AT KIBUYE REPORTED THAT ON 15FEB AT ABOUT 2300HRS, FIRING WAS HEARD IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GUEST HOUSE. REPORTS INDICATED THAT TWO ALLEGED INFILTRATORS WHO WERE INTERCEPTED BY RPA PATROL BOAT ON LAKE KIVU WERE SHOT WHEN THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE BY JUMPING INTO THE LAKE. THE BODIES WERE RECOVERED ON 16FEB96 NEAR THE GUEST HOUSE. D. SECTOR 3 - BUTARE. • PATROL TEAMS PATROLLED TO GIKONGORO PREFECTURE AND VISITED UNHCR OFFICE FOR FIGURES OF RETURNEES. E. SECTOR 4· CYANGUGU. (1) MILOB PATROLS VISITED KIRAMBO(0444), NYAMASHAKE BORDER POST AND TRANSIT CAMPS. CAMPS. THE SITUATION WAS FOUND TO BE CALM. F. SECTOR 5 - GISENYI. (1) MILOBS PATROL VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERE(2722) AND MUTURA(3123). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. REPS OF UNCHR AND COOPI ARE • STILL IMPROVING THE RECEPTION FACILITIES AT BP4 (MOTOVU). (2) MILOBS TEAM ALSO VISITED NYAMYUMBA COMMUNE(2106). THE SECURITY SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM.HOWEVER, LOCALS REPORTED THAT ON 14FEB AT ABOUT 11OOHRS, TWO RPA SOLDIERS AND THREE LOCALS OF KARAMBO SECTOR (3309) STOLE SOME CATTLE AT NYABIRISI SECTOR OF KANAMA COMMUNE(2712). (3) TEAM WAS INFORMED THAT ON THE NITE OF 16FEB96, THE GUARD AT CARITAS CLINIC AT KIVUMU (2303) REFUSED

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ENTRY TO THREE RPA SOLDIERS WHO SOUGHT TO ENTER THE PREMISES. H.'AIROPS. . (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 15 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY. DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: (I) UNAMIR - 08 (ii) HUMAN ITARIAN - 00 (iii) OTHERS - 07

4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES. NTR.

• 5. CIVILIAN AFFAIRS.NTR.

6. LOGISTICS. NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING

• (1) AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW (a) SECTOR 1 RUSUMO NTR NTR KAGITUMBA NTR NTR BUZIBA NTR NTR RUTETE 64(16FEB) NTR GATUNA NTR NTR

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UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES

ASSISTANCE MISSION FOR RWANDA MISSION POUR L'ASSISTANCEAU RWANDA

UNAMIR - MINUAR MILOS GP HQ

TO : FHQ SITREP NO : 47 FROM : MILOB GP HQ DATE: 16 FEB 96 SUBJECT : DAILY SITREP COVERING 152300B FEB 96 TO 162300B FEB 96

1. SITUATION.

a. GENERAL. THE SITUATION REMAINS GENERALLY CALM.

b. BORDERS. (1) SECTOR 1. KAGITUMBA, RUSUMO, RUTETE AND GATUNA BORDER POSTS WERE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC. (2) SECTOR 3. KANYARU-HAUTE AND KANYARU-BAS BORDER CROSSINGS WERE OPENED TO NORMAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI. • (3) SECTOR 4. ALL BORDERS WERE OPENED TODAY. (4) SECTOR 5. ZAIRIAN/RWANDAN BORDER IS CLOSED ON THE ZAIRIAN SIDE FOR IMMIGRATION OF RWANDAN NATIONALS. THE BORDER REMAINS CLOSED TO HUMANITARIAN AND UNAMIR TRAFFIC. UGANDA/RWANDA BORDER (CYANIKA BORDER POST) IS OPENED FOR NORMAL TRAFFIC.

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2. FACTIONAL ACTIVITIES.

a. POLITICAL. SECTOR 1. (1) OFFICIALS OF THE RWANDAN REPATRIATION COMMISSION VISITED NYAKARAMBI TRANSIT CAMP TO ASSESS THE RETURNEES SITUATION. (2) DURING HIS VISIT TO BYUMBA ON 15 FEB 96 THE PRESIDENT OF RWANDA DONATED 100.000 FRWTO THE FORMER BURGOMASTER OF GITI TO PREVENT GENOCIDE IN THAT COMMUNE AND ALSO PROMISED A VEHICLE TO THE COMMUNE.

b. MILITARY.

• (1) RPA. (I) SECTOR 1 (KIBUNGO). CONTINUES CONDUCTING VEH AND FOOT PATROLS IN KIBUNGO AND KIGALI PREFECTURES, BOTH DAY AND NIGHT. THE SECTION OF RPA WAS SEEN GUARDING THE ENTRANCE INTO GAHIRU TRANSIT CAMP. (ii) SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). PATROLLED AND MANNED ALL IMPORTANT PLACES AND CHECK POINTS. (iii) AIR OPS CELL (KIA). THE RPA CONTINUES TO . • MAINTAIN STRICT SECURITY AT KIA

(2) FRGE: NIB.

(3) OTHERS: NIB.

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3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

a. MILOB GP HQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS.

b. SECTOR'1 (KIBUNGO). (1) ONE MILOBS TEAM WENT TO BUZIBA AND KAGITUMBA BORDER POINTS AND ALSO VISITED NYAGATARE TRANSIT CAMP. (2) ANOTHER TEAM PATROLLED RUSUMO/BUKOBA BORDER AND VISITED NYAKARAMBI TRANSIT CAMP. (3) THE THIRD TEAM VISITED RUTETE BORDER POST AND GIHIRO TRANSIT CAMP. (4) THE FOURTH TEAM PATROLLED BYUMBA AND ALSO VISITED • GATUNA BORDER POST.

c. SECTOR 2 (GITARAMA). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED MURAMA COMMUNE (GR 6749) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. THE COMMUNE JAIL FIGURES 291 (GENOCIDE 281). (2) THE SECOND TEAM VISITED RUNDA (GR 9882) AND MUSAMBIRA (GR 8274) COMMUNES AND REPORTED THE SITUATION TO BE CALM. MUSAMBIRA JAIL FIGURES 265. THE IPJ OF MUSAMBIRA CONFIRMED THAT NO RETURNEES HAVE BEEN • ARRESTED RECENTLY. THE TEAM ALSO VISITED RUYENZI TRANSIT CENTRE.

, d. SECTOR 3 (BUTARE). (1) ATEAM PATROLLED TO GIKONGORO PREFECTURE. NSTR. (2) A TEAM VISITED UNHCR OFFICE IN BUTARE TO COLLECT THE F1GURES OF RETURNEES.

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e. SECTOR 4 (CVANGUGU). THE PATROL TEAMS VISITED BUHORO SECTOR (GR 1346), BORDER POINTS AND TRANSIT CAMPS. NO PROBLEMS IN RESPECT OF RETURNEES REPORTED.

f. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). (1) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (GR 2722) AND MUTURA (GR 3123). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. UNHCR JSSTILL IN THE PROCESS OF IMPROVING'THE RECEPTION FACILITIES AT BP 4. THE BP 4 AT MUTOVU (GR 2829) HAS TO START RECEIVING THE ANTICIPATED INFLOW OF THE RETURNEES. (2) ONE TEAM VISITED THE COMMUNES OF GASEKE (GR 4904), KARAGO (GR 4517), GICIYE (GR 5112) AND KABAYA (GR 4907). THE • SITUATION IS REPORTED AS CALM. THE BURGOMASTER OF GASEKE REQUESTED THAT THE RETURNEES SHOULD BE TRANSPORTED TO THEIR HOUSES INSTEAD OF THE COMMUNE BUREAU. (3) ONE TEAM WENT ON HEll PATROL TO NDUSU COMMUNE (GR 6212). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED AS CALM. ON 13 FEB 96 ONE INFILTRATOR WAS SEEN IN KIBILIRA SECTOR (GR 6410). WHEN THE LOCALS IDENTIFIED HIM HE WITHDREW A GRENADE INTENDING TO THROW IT. HOWEVER THE GRENADE EXPLODED IN HIS HAND HAVING HIM KILLED.

g. AIROPS. (1) THE GENERAL SITUATION AT THE KIA REMAINS NORMAL. (2) A TOTAL OF 18 FLIGHTS OPERATED TODAY AS FOLLOWS: (I) UNAMIR - 06 (ii) HUMANITARIAN - 03 (iii) OTHERS - 09

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4. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). THE SALIENT POINTS DISCUSSED AT THE MONTHLY MEETING HELD ON 1S"FEB 96 ARE LISTED BELOW:

a. THE MEETING WAS HELD TO DISCUSS MEASURES TO HANDLE ANTICIPATED MASSIVE REPATRIATION FROM KIBUMBA CAMP. THE ISSUES CONSIDERED WERE MODE OF TRANSPORT, PROVISION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES, FOOD, SECURITY, INFO, RECEPTION, ACCOMMODATION AND REHABILITATION.

b. A INFLOW OF 2000 REFUGEES PER DAY IS EXPECTED.

• c. TWO FORCES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE CAMP. ONE COMMANDO UNIT IS TO CORDON THE CAMP TO ENSURE NO INMATES LEAVE THE CAMP. THE SECOND UNIT EMPLOYED BY UNHCR TO PREVENT INTIMIDATION OF INMATES.

d. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE MOVE OF REFUGEES THE ZAIRIAN GOVT HAS ASKED RWANDA TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ENTRY POINTS.

e. UNAMIR HAS PROMISED TO PROVIDE 19VEHS FOR • TRANSPORTATION OF RETURNEES TO THE TRANSIT CAMP.

f. RPA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE SECURITY.

g. ONE RESrn-LEMENT AREA IN MUTURA (GR 3124) HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NGO COOPI. IT CAN ACCOMMODATE SOO FAMILIES.

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6. LOGISTICS: NTR.

7. MISCELLANEOUS.

A. DETAILS OF BORDER CROSSING

AREAS INFLOW OUTFLOW

(1) SECTOR 1 • RUSUMO 264 NTR KAGITUMBA 107 NTR . BUZIBA 130 NTR RUTETE 170 NTR GATLINA 07 NTR

(2) SECTOR 3 KANYARU-HAUTE 515 NTR • KANYARU-BAS NTR NTR (3) SECTOR 4 UVIRA NTR NTR -, RUSIZII 180 NTR RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR

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(4) SECTOR 5 BP 1 (ZAIRE) 107 NTR 'BP 2 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP 3 (CYANIKAlUGANDA) NTR NTR BP 4 (MUTOVUIZAIRE) NTR NTR

b. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). A BBC JOURNALIST AND THE CHIEF OF ICRC WERE EXPELLED FROM GOMA FOR REPORTING ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES IN THE CAMPS AND MISCONDUCT BY THE ZAIRIAN SOLDIERS, INCLUDING LOOTING AND EXTORTION. SOME OTHER SOURCES STATE THAT THE ZAIRIAN OPERATION TO ENCOURAGE THE REFUGEES TO RETURN MAY TURN OUT TO BE A FAILURE. IT IS ALSO EXPECTED THAT THE • PRESIDENT OF ZAIRE MAY MAKE A STATEMENT CANCELING THE OPERATION.

c. SECTOR 5 (GISENYI). (1) THIS MORNING THE SECT HQ WAS CONTACTED BY 'THE RWANDAN AMBASSADOR TO ZAIRE AND THE GISENYI BN CDR. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT WAS TO INQUIRE ABOUT POSSIBILITY TO USE THE UNAMIR C-130 "HERCULES" FOR TRANSPORTING THE SECOND "GAZELLES" HEll FROM ZAIRE TO RWANDA. (2) THE AMBASSADOR MET THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH KIVU' • REGION YESTERDAY AND THE LATTER CONFIRMED THAT THE HEll WAS PRESENTLY IN KINDU, APPROX 500 KM SOUTH-EAST OF GOMA THE TARMAC AIRSTRIP IN KINDU IS BELIEVED TO TAKE BOEING 737 AND THUS SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE C-130 TYPE AIRCRAFTS. (3) ACCORDING TO THE AMBASSADOR THE ZAIRIAN SIDE REFUSED TO BRING THE HEll TO GOMA DUE TO BOTH FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS, AT THE SAME TIME THE ZAIRIAN

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE AGREED WITH THE IDEATO EMPLOY THE UNAMIR PLANE. (4) IN CASE THE OPERATION BECOMES FEASIBLE, THE UNAMIR PLANE SHOULD LAND FIRST IN GOMA TO PICKUP LOCAL MECHANICS AND THEN FLYTO KINDU WHERE THEYWILL LOAD THE HEll. (5) THE ZAIRIAN MINISTER OF DEFENCE WILL STAY IN GOMA FORANOTHER DAYOR TWO, SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THATALL REQUESTS SHOULD BE MADE THROUGH HIMAND NOTTHROUGH THE ZAIRIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BECAUSE THEY KNOW LITTLE . -. ABOUT THE HANDING-OVER OF WEAPONS AND PRECIOUS TIME WILL BE LOST. (6) LATER TODAY THE AMBASSADOR AND RPABN CDRWERE • ADVISED TO PROCESS THE REQUEST THROUGH THE RWANDAN GOVTTO UNAMIR.

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