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Cabarért commandeered a civilian Boeing 727 at Goma airport, filling it with 180 handpicked soldiers from Rwanda, Uganda, and local Congolese rebels. Unbeknownst to them, the airport command at Kitona had already switched sides, allowing the plane to land without resistance. In a matter of days, Cabarért's forces seized key coastal towns, effectively isolating Kinshasa by cutting off necessary supplies, including electricity from the Inga Dam.