There were also reports of looting and commandeering of cars by Congolese troops.
Congo Crisis 1967 - Provided airlift support for supplies, Congolese troops, and refugees.
And after the fighting stopped, as the peacekeepers stood idly by, Congolese troops set every house on fire.
Refugees told of rape and torture at the hands of Congolese troops.
On 23 January 2009, some rebels had started to surrender to Rwandan and Congolese troops.
Obote denied the charge and said the money had been spent to buy the munitions for Olenga's Congolese troops.
And the troops, both Congolese and mercenary, were not well disciplined.
Witnesses said about 300 Congolese troops arrived by military transport plane on Saturday and were poised to begin a counterattack against the rebels.
It was recognized by all parties that the Canadian soldiers were capable of firing on the Congolese troops in self-defence but they did not.
This halted the Soviet supported airlift of Congolese troops to Kasai.