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:::::.:;:.:;~=~~.-:------------ VNAMIR... &2.. UNIT - SITR..EPS - MILD.t3 GROUP HQ.. lCO FEB -/ HAR. 1.94G:i ._. •• •• c _~------\ c...OiV FID EN'I R I..... PLEASE RETAIN UN ARCHIVES ORIGINAL ORDER SERIES S-I~2. BOX 10 filE ----:..4_ ACC. Lqqe/0'2.l:>2. f I .1 j I I I UN RESTRICTED II UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES 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. 1 UN RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED (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. 2 UNRESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED 3. OWN MILITARY ACTIVITIES. a. MIWB Gf BQ. CONTINUED COORDINATION AND MONITORING OF MILOBS ACTIVITIES IN THE SECTORS. b. SECTOR 1 a<JBUNGO). ONE TEAM CARRIED OUTA CITY PATROL IN KIGALI AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. 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 3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRlCfED 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 4 UN RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED .. " RUSIZIII NTR NTR BURUNDI (GR 9398) NTR NTR (4) SECTOR 5 BP 1 (ZAIRE) 54 NTR BP2(ZAIRE) 01 NTR BP3 (ZAIRE) NTR NTR BP4(ZAIRE) NTR NTR CYANlKAIUGANDA) NTR NTR • HOMBA LTCOL SOO • 5 . UNRESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED UN I TED NAT ION S NATIONS UNIES ASSZST»ll:& MISSION IN ll.KANtlA MISSION l'OllR 1.' ASSISTANCi: NJ ll.KANtlA UNAMIR - MINUAR MILOB GROUP HQ : OPS BRANCH 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. 1 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED (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. 2 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICfED 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. 3 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED 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 4 UN RESTRICTED . ... UN RESTRICTED 7. MISCELLANEOUS. 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 5 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED B. SECTOR3 (BUTARE). A VEIllCLE BELONGING TONGOCONCERN HAS OVERTURNED IN RUNINYA COMMUNE OF BUTAREPREFECTURE. THEY ASKED MILOBS FOR UNAMIR ASSISTANCE IN RECOVERING THE VEIllCLE. /),~ fofL WM CHOMBA • . LTCOL SOO • 5 UN RES11.uCTED UN RESTRICTED UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES ASSISfANCBMISSION FOR RWANDA MISSiON POURL~SISTANCBAU RWANDA lJNAMIR· MINUAR MILOS GP HQ 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. 1 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED 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. (3) OTHERS. • 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 2 UN RESTRICTED UN RESTRICTED i TABA COMMUNE (8883) AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. CACHOT FIGURES; MUSAMBIRA COMMUNE 270 INCLUDING 09 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 170). TABA COMMUNE 446 INCLUDING 11 WOMEN (GENOCIDE 415). D. SECTOR 3 • BUTARE. (1) ONE PATROL TEAM PATROLLED BUTARE PREFECTURE, NSHIU COMMUNE(GR3996) OF GIKONGORO PREFECTURE AND REPORTED THE SITUATION AS CALM. (2) ANOTHER TEAM ALSO VISITED THE BORDER POST AND THE UNHCR OFFICE AT BUTARE FOR FIGURE ON RETURNEES. E. SECTOR 4 • CYANGUGU. MILOBS PATROL TEAM VISITED KAGANO (GR9841),CYAN.BOGO (7820) THE BORDERS AND THE TRANSIT CAMPS. THE SJTUATION • WAS FOUND TO BE CALM. F. SECTOR 5 .. GISENYI. (1) MILOBS TEAM PATROLLED THE COMMUNES OF RWERERE (2712) AND MUTURA (3123). THE SITUATION WAS REPORTED 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.