Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza ... The government has repeatedly dismissed concerns that the army could fragment, saying it was united through the ranks. It also insists that Nkurunziza ...

ARMY FAULT LINES In Burundi's civil war that ended in 2005 ... but fault lines in its ranks have remained, fuelling fears of a slide back into ethnic bloodletting that have caused deep concern ...

Burundi's army is a symbol of national reconciliation ... But the coup attempt suggested divisions in the ranks remain just below the surface, threatening a return to ethnic blood-letting that ...

Deadly protests in Burundi against the ... pointing out the army is also divided along "political and ethnic" lines. - Divisions within ranks - Thierry Vircoulon, of the International Crisis ...

Bujumbura - Burundi's army is in a state of crisis ... The trial comes in a context of persistent unease in the ranks of the army and the police. Since December 2009, at least six junior officers ...

The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted ... but fault lines in its ranks have remained. A journalist at the state broadcaster said heavy gunfire being was heard around ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The head of Burundi's army said on Thursday that an attempted ... but fault lines in its ranks have remained. It was not immediately clear if the government was now fully ...