US, European powers urge Rwanda to halt DR Congo offensive as militia enters key city
The US and European countries on Tuesday urged Rwanda and its allied M23 rebel militia to halt an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), just days after the countries signed a peace deal in Washington. The appeal came as M23 fighters entered the strategic Congolese city of Uvira, sending thousands of civilians fleeing into neighbouring Burundi.
The US and European countries on Tuesday urged Rwanda and its allied M23 rebel militia to halt an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), just days after the countries signed a peace deal in Washington. The appeal came as M23 fighters entered the strategic Congolese city of Uvira, sending thousands of civilians fleeing into neighbouring Burundi.
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