Uganda’s major dilemma on rebel battle in Congo

Ugandan and DRC soldiers during a joint military operation.

Ugandan and DRC soldiers during a past joint military operation. 

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The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is taking on a regional dimension, but how neighbours react to it is uncertain.

Although there is conflict between the DRC and Rwanda, in the war between M23 and the Congolese army, Uganda’s play could come in too. The country has formally said it will not attack M23, yet it has positioned troops in Ituri, where the M23 war could spread to.