US EditionEye on Africa - Fierce Fighting in DR Congo as M23 Advances Towards Uvira
Rebel advances after heavy bombardment from Burundi-led coalition have displaced thousands and killed 53 civilians, with Uvira likely to become the next conflict hotspot, officials say.
- This past week, AFC/M23 rebels pushed south toward Uvira, entering Sange and Luberizi after seizing Luvungi and Kamanyola, with fighters a few kilometres north of Uvira as the offensive advanced.
- Following heavy bombardment of Kamanyola, including strikes by the Burundian army from Cibitoke region, rebels counterattacked after neutralising coalition artillery shelling.
- Twirwaneho said three helicopters bombed villages of Mikalati, Mikenke, Gahwera, Gisoke and Rugezi, and the rebels claimed 53 civilians died in Kamanyola strikes.
- Witnesses said that Congolese soldiers arrived in Uvira overnight Monday, and shops were looted at dawn, amid over 30,000 fleeing to Burundi in one week, according to UN and Burundian sources.
- Regional leaders warn the clashes risk escalating into a broader regional war, as the US-brokered peace deal signed last Thursday in Washington is undermined by renewed violence.
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Eye on Africa - Fierce fighting in DR Congo as M23 advances towards Uvira
In tonight's edition, M23 fighters are edging close to the key eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira, days after Rwanda and the DRC signed a peace deal in Washington. Also, the ICC sentences…
Congolese military reinforcements arrived on Monday did not have time to be deployed on the ground. ...
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Thousands flee DR Congo fighting as M23 closes on key city
Fierce fighting rocked the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday as the Rwanda-backed M23 militia rapidly advanced on the strategic city of Uvira, with tens of thousands of people fleeing over the border into neighbouring Burundi.
Fighting, mass flight of population to neighbouring Burundi and signs of military debanda: Uvira, strategic city of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was more threatened than ever on Tuesday night by the rapid advance of the M23 supported by the Rwandan army.
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Thousands reported to have fled DR Congo fighting as M23 closes on key city
The peace agreement signed in Washington by Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame under the aegis of Donald Trump did not prevent the fulcruming progression of the AFC/M23 rebels in South Kivu. The threat of an explosion on the border with Burundi is very real.
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