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The RPF renewed its civil war against the Rwanda Hutu government when it received word that the genocidal massacres had begun.

Its leader Paul Kagame directed RPF forces in neighboring countries such as Uganda and Tanzania to invade the country, but here, Paul Kagame did not direct RPF Forces from neighbouring countries because RPF was already in Rwanda for three years and half battling the Hutu forces and Interahamwe militias who were committing the massacres.

The resulting civil war raged concurrently with the genocide for two months.

The Tutsi-led RPF continued to advance on the capital, and soon occupied the northern, eastern, and southern parts of the country by June.

Thousands of additional civilians were killed in the conflict.

UN member states refused to answer UNAMIR's requests for increased troops and money.

The remaining part of the country not under RPF control was invaded by France in Operation Turquoise.

The government of genocidaires had been recognized only by France, and the deployment of French troops had the effect of protecting their Hutu allies, permitting the slaughter of Tutsis to continue in the French controlled area.