He was since fought for other rebel groups and as well as the Congolese army.
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But last minute efforts to persuade two other rebel groups to accept the deal failed.
Countries with natural resources and ill-protected property rights are most subject to looting by rebel groups.
Political analysts say the proceeds fund rebel groups in Sudan and the Central African Republic.
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Such a body could also face fierce resistance from rebel groups fighting on the ground.
Mr Taylor appears once again to be behind the scenes, funding two rebel groups there.
Their forces invaded Congo as allies in 1998, but ended up supporting rival rebel groups.
But even with all the pressure, two other rebel groups still refused to sign.
The situation is being made worse by flooding, fighting and an internecine conflict between different rebel groups.
They also opposed the 2011 peace deal signed in Qatar, which was rejected by major rebel groups.
Last year, several rebel groups under the umbrella name of Seleka started seizing parts of the country.
Seven more African armies joined the fray, on one side or another, spawning yet more rebel groups.
Chad has, in its turn, backed rebel groups in Darfur as proxy fighters against Mr Bashir's government.
The security forces in Colombia say at least nine people have died in clashes between two left-wing rebel groups.
The area is currently witnessing fighting between the Sudanese government and rebel groups.
With Mr Kabila now fighting several rebel groups, he eventually agreed to share power in a 2003 peace deal.
These soldiers he said, were now fighting with established rebel groups inside Congo.
Both sides also accuse the other of supporting rebel groups on its territory.
They also say they oppose a 2011 peace deal which was signed in Qatar but rejected by major rebel groups.
The Malian government and rebel groups are expected to meet January 21 for peace talks in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou.
Dagestani officials say he tried to build contacts with radical rebel groups in the region, and met with one Islamist fighter.
The Sudanese government hasn't exactly rushed to the bargaining table to forge a new peace, neither have Darfur's many rebel groups.
Other rebel groups are not included in the pact, and "many, many things" could cause the talks to fail, he said.
The two Hutu rebel groups, who remain outside the peace process, have been fighting against the minority Tutsi dominated army since 1993.
Others say they moved in and out of their villages as soldiers from various armies and rebel groups swept through the region.
"Rebel groups from neighboring states, flush with money and armed with sophisticated weapons and communications are involved in the crime, " he said.
Our correspondent says the number of confrontations between the armed forces and the rebel groups, which the authorities call "narco-terrorists", is increasing.
It's not confined to a state's armed forces or to rebel groups.
If Mr Buyoya stayed on, it would stir many Hutus to shift their support from peaceful Hutu parties to violent rebel groups.
As the Congolese government battled Rwanda-backed rebel groups in the east, Mr Museveni helped Mr Bemba open up a new front in 1998.
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