Deadly Divide

A split in leadership in the rebel group the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could intensify violence once again after a short lull.

Brig. Gen. Bosco Ntaganda had announced earlier the ousting of the group's leader Gen. Laurent Nkunda. A large faction still remains loyal to Nkunda, however. The BBC reported on "crisis meetings" held by both sides. North of Kivu, Nkunda's faction declared loyalty to their leader, while to the west near Masisi Ntaganda supporters accused Nkunda of "bad leadership."

The BBC report suggests Ntaganda took a more hardline approach to operations, unhappy with Nkunda's decision to hold back from attacking some villages in the past and supporting a cease fire with the Congolese government.

Both leaders are considered war criminals, though Ntaganda has a longer history with other rebel groups now held by the ICC in the Hague, who accuse him of conscripting 15-year-old children to fight. Also interesting about Ntaganda; he studied psychology, is known as "the Terminator," and owns a cheese farm. Really.