The fighting in February 1993 between the RPA and government forces ended once again with a last-ditch military intervention by the French. The offensive had given the RPA significant military advantage on the ground, which then aided ongoing peace negotiations. According to a UK declassified cable, the RPF asked for a guarantee of an end to the ‘genocide’ of the Tutsi and wanted the replacement of local officials where killings of Tutsi had happened. They were horrified at what was happening in Rwanda but did not want to lose all that had been achieved in the peace talks, resulting in the
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