DR Congo army, M23 rebels clash near densely populated eastern towns
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers take their positions following renewed fighting near the Congolese border with Rwanda, outside Goma in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo on May 28, 2022. PHOTO | REUTERS
Renewed fighting between Democratic Republic of Congo's army and M23 rebels broke out on Sunday around a densely populated town in eastern North Kivu Province, where the rebels are waging an insurgency, the army and M23 said.
The M23 captured the town of Kirumba, the economic hub of Congo's Lubero territory, at the end of June. It also seized the neighbouring town of Kanyabayonga around the same time.
