rwandan hutus lay down their arms

The main ethnic Hutu rebel group of Rwanda, many members of which have been blamed for the genocide there in 1994, has declared that they will abandon violence and turn in

"The FDLR is one of a number of rebel groups accused of creating instability in eastern DR Congo, where the United Nations is trying to establish security after years of war. Under a 2002 peace deal to end five years of war in DR Congo, the Hutu rebel groups were supposed to be disarmed but progress has been slow.

Rwanda has twice invaded its larger neighbour, saying it was doing so to hunt down the rebels. The last invasion in 1998 sparked a wider war, which sucked in six neighbouring countries and led to the deaths of an estimated 3m people."

Link to BBC article.