. The group - which is an abbreviation of the French Résistance pour un État de Droit au Burundi - is
RED-Tabara attacks, however, are targeting civilians rather than government installations, military bases or strategic infrastructure. This has thrown the group's motivations into question.to fight for a return to the rule of law, which it claims the current government has abandoned. However, its indiscriminate attacks against civilian populations are increasingly falling into the pattern of terror acts.
The civil war, which ended in 2005, pitted Burundi's armed forces against Hutu rebel movements. Burundi's current ruling party, the National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy, was one of these Hutu rebel movements.It's led by former journalist Alexis Sinduhije, who previously used the media to promote peace during the civil war.
The presence of former coup leaders in Rwanda and their involvement in destabilising actions against the Burundi government, as well as the seemingly renewed support for RED-Tabara fighters from the Rwandan government, areAgainst this backdrop, Rwandan support of RED-Tabara fighters can be seen as an effort to undermine Burundi's military support in the DRC.
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