468 Chapter 4
saying Zambian troops had instead opened fire on civilians at Katima Mulilo in the
Caprivi Strip.
516 Burundi/517 Rwanda
MID#1361
Dispute Number: 1361
Date(s): January 22, 1964 to January 26, 1964
Participants: 517 Rwanda/516 Burundi
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rwanda charged that Wahutsi tribesmen were making raids from Burundi.
Burundi then accused the Rwandan army of violating Burundi territory and perpetrat-
ing massacres of civilians.
MID#2615
Dispute Number: 2615
Date(s): October 11, 1972
Participants: 517 Rwanda/516 Burundi
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Hutus from Rwanda crossed the border to aid Hutus in Burundi fighting
against the Tutsi-led government that was massacring the tribe. The Burundi foreign
minister stated that a large number of Rwandans had been among the 20,000 “insur-
gents killed by the government.”
MID#4365
Dispute Number: 4365
Date(s): April 21, 2004
Participants: 517 Rwanda/516 Burundi
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Rwanda reinforced its border with additional troops to prevent Interaha-
mwe rebels from using Burundian territory as a base of attack.
MID#4388
Dispute Number: 4388
Date(s): August 17, 2006
Participants: 517 Rwanda/516 Burundi
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side B (Imposed)