ANOTHER 160 government soldiers fleeing the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrived in northern Zambia, bringing the total to more than 900, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees said. UNHCR spokesperson Dominik Bartsch said on Tuesday that the deserters crossed the border over the past two days. Last week, more than 750 DRC soldiers fled into Zambia after fierce battles with rebels trying to topple the government of President Laurent Kabila. The DRC has asked the Zambian government to repatriate the soldiers, who have been disarmed. Bartsch added that the number of civilian refugees entering Zambia from the DRC has grown to nearly 12000 over the past few weeks.