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UN troops from UruBat (Uruguayian Battalion) on a dawn raid. Having stormed a house in which they were told looters and suspected militants were living, they made several arrests and recovered an AK-47 rifle, ammunition and stolen goods. Here, two soldiers look at paintings depicting the cruelty of the colonial era, also found in the house..The UN mission in Congo (MONUC) is a "Chapter 7" mission, which means it is not a peacekeeping, but a peace-enforcing mission. Rules of military engagement and use of armed force by the 10,000 blue helmets are relatively flexible. Bunia saw heavy fighting between the Hema and Lendu tribes in 2003.