Two commanders killed in DRC army attack, M23 rebels say

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the DRC

Soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo stand near a truck bed in Djugu, Eastern DR Congo. PHOTO | JOHN WESSELS | AFP

The M23 rebel group on Wednesday said that two of its commanders had been killed in fighting with army troops in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The two men died in a drone strike by the Congolese army on Tuesday in the town of Kitshanga in North Kivu province's Masisi territory, according to security sources speaking on condition of anonymity.