More than 8,500 people have died in ethnic violence since 1983.
More than 100,000 people have been killed in ethnic violence since then.
A week ago, ethnic violence left at least nine people dead.
But since the return of democracy four years ago, 10,000 people have died in ethnic and religious violence.
He also blamed the congress for much of the political and ethnic violence in its country.
Doctors at the main hospital said they had not seen victims of ethnic violence for several days.
Or peace is achieved simply through the fear of greater ethnic violence.
He said ethnic violence in several parts of the country contributed to fear.
The troops had been trying to police the ethnic violence in the province for the last three years.
There are a variety of potential causes for ethnic violence.