▁basis ▁of ▁their ▁eth nic ity ▁in ▁the ▁gold ▁min ing ▁region ▁of ▁Mong b wal u . ▁Between ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁and ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁U PC ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁destroyed ▁ 2 6 ▁villages ▁in ▁one ▁area , ▁killing ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 5 0 ▁people ▁and ▁forcing ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁fle e ▁their ▁homes . ▁Human ▁rights ▁organis ations ▁claim ▁that ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁Lub anga ▁had ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁child ▁soldiers ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 . ▁He ▁reported ly ▁ordered ▁every ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁under ▁his ▁control ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁by ▁don ating ▁something : ▁money , ▁a ▁cow , ▁or ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁join ▁his ▁milit ia . ▁ ▁The ▁U PC ▁was ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁Bun ia ▁by ▁the ▁U g and an ▁army ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Lub anga ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Kin sh asa ▁and ▁registered ▁the ▁U PC ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁party , ▁but ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁nine ▁Bang l ades hi ▁United ▁Nations ▁peace keep ers ▁in ▁It uri ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁det ained ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁Kin sh asa ' s ▁most ▁lux ur ious ▁hot els ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to