location: Uvira
notes: On Monday 29 January 2001, in the Kigongo area, Mayi-Mayi, ex-FAR, CNDD Burundian rebels laid a fatal ambush on the convoy of the RCD [Goma-based, Rwanda-backed rebel Congole-se Rally for Democracy] regional military commandant in Uvira. Four RCD soldiers were killed and five were wounded in the ambush. The officer and the rest of the team were unhurt in the attack.
target_text: location: Uvira, fatalities: 4