Nkunda claimed he was fighting to protect ethnic Congolese Tutsis from the FDLR, another rebel group made up of remnants of the former Rwandan military and militias that carried out the genocide here Many Tutsis, both in Congo and in Rwanda, still see Nkunda as a hero.

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The leaked UN experts' report says the FDLR is being resupplied with sophisticated weaponry through Burundi.

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The ICC said Mbarushimana "has held senior positions in the political leadership of the FDLR" since 2004.

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The arrest this month in Germany of the FDLR's political leader, Ignace Murwanashyaka, on terror charges was another blow.

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