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Rwandan troops have entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo under a pact with the Congolese government to tackle a Rwandan Hutu militia.Rwandan troops have entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congo under a pact with the Congolese government to tackle a Rwandan Hutu militia.
A UN spokesman told the BBC about 2,000 Rwandan troops had crossed the border.A UN spokesman told the BBC about 2,000 Rwandan troops had crossed the border.
DR Congo and Rwanda agreed last month to take joint action against the FDLR, whose leaders have been linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide. DR Congo and Rwanda agreed last month to take joint action against the FDLR militia, whose leaders have been linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Correspondents say the FDLR's presence in eastern DR Congo lies at the heart of the region's instability.Correspondents say the FDLR's presence in eastern DR Congo lies at the heart of the region's instability.
The aim of the joint operation is to defeat the rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Rwanda has twice invaded its much larger neighbour saying it is pursuing the FDLR.
The BBC's Thomas Fessy in the Congolese capital Kinshasa says diplomatic and UN sources fear a humanitarian disaster because of a possible lack of military planning and consultation with the international community.
Jean-Paul Dietrich, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, told our correspondent that Rwandan troops had entered North Kivu province and were heading for the town of Rutshuru.
The aim of the joint operation is to defeat the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), whose rebel forces are estimated to number more than 6,000.
Action against the Hutu group is a key demand of DR Congo's Tutsi rebel CNDP (National Congress for the Defence of the People), which declared a ceasefire last month.Action against the Hutu group is a key demand of DR Congo's Tutsi rebel CNDP (National Congress for the Defence of the People), which declared a ceasefire last month.
Jean-Paul Dietrich, a spokesman for the UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, told the BBC Rwandan troops had entered North Kivu province, in the eastern DR Congo. On and off fighting between the CNDP, FDLR, the army, and pro-government militias has forced more than one million residents of North Kivu province to flee their homes since late 2006.
Diplomatic and UN sources say they fear a humanitarian disaster because of a possible lack of military planning and consultation with the international community. Some 250,000 people have been displaced since August 2008, when the CNDP rebels led by Laurent Nkunda resumed fighting with the Congolese army.
Last Friday, commanders within the CNDP - which says it is protecting Congolese Tutsis from attack by the FDLR - announced a ceasefire.