A contingent of Rwandan troops is in Sudan to protect about 80 African Union cease-fire monitors in the crisis-torn Darfur region.
The Rwandans, who arrived on Sunday as part of an African Union (AU) force, are the first international troops deployed to the region where tens of thousands of people have been killed in ethnic violence.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame said on Saturday his soldiers would also intervene to protect civilians in danger.