Also Read | Rwanda Army using surface-to-air missiles in east DR Congo, says UNWhat is the conflict? Tutsi militias also banded together to fight extremist Hutus as tensions heightened between local Congolese and Rwandan emigrants. However, several CNDP soldiers broke away from the Congolese army in 2012 and formed the M23 group with its main base in North Kivu province. In a new offensive across the North Kivu province, the group launched a series of attacks to seize eastern Congo. The U.S. Department of State has “strongly condemned” the worsening violence in the eastern region “caused by the actions of the Rwanda-backed, U.S. and U.N.-sanctioned” M23 group.

Source: The Hindu March 12, 2024 01:37 UTC