DRC claims win over rebel forces KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 7 (UPI) -- Military authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they've regained control over parts of the country once held by a rebel commander. Refugees fleeing eastern DRC last week reported heavy gunfire as government forces clashed with fighters loyal to war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda. Ntaganda was believed to be preparing for a full-scale rebellion and the BBC reports another senior military commander has joined the rebel commander. Military forces, however, said the eastern DRC was "secured" and rebels were given until Wednesday to surrender, the British broadcaster adds. Navi Pillay, U.N. high commissioner for human rights, said earlier this year that she heard "multiple accounts" of national forces using live ammunition on demonstrators during the election season.