civilian, and 141 military wounded patients. On 17 March 2003, the government and the Ninjas signed a ceasefire, ending the conflict. Human rights violations According to a witnesses, government forces had launched helicopter attacks on inhabited villages in the Pool region, killing and wounding "an unknown number of civilians" with indiscriminate rocket and machine-gun fire. She also said that uniformed men were raping women and young men were being abducted from IDP camps. There were also lots of destruction of houses in property in Pool. References 2002 in the Republic of the Congo 2003 in the Republic of the Congo Civil wars involving the states and peoples of Africa Conflicts in 2002 Conflicts in 2003 Insurgencies in Africa Wars involving the Republic of the Congo