US EditionRwanda-backed rebels killed over 300 civilians in Congo in the past month, UN says
EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, AUG 6 – The United Nations documented killings in four North Kivu villages amid ongoing conflict and fragile ceasefire efforts to secure peace in eastern Congo.
- On Wednesday , U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said the Rwanda-backed M23 militia killed at least 319 civilians in North Kivu’s Rutshuru territory between July 9 and July 21.
- Only weeks after the June 19, 2025 declaration, violence occurred despite two high-level peace initiatives, including the Doha declaration, failing to prevent attacks.
- Amid the attacks, most victims were local farmers camping in their fields during the planting season, including 48 women and 19 children.
- Calling for accountability, Turk said all attacks against civilians must stop immediately and those responsible be held to account, urging signatories of the Doha and Washington agreements to ensure safety and progress.
- Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi are due to meet in the coming months to firm up the Washington agreement, which aims for peace by August 18, 2025.
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Killings between July 9 and 21 in 4 villages in Rutshuru territory of eastern province of North Kivu were among deadliest since M23’s resurgence in 2022, UN human rights office - Anadolu Ajansı
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