DR Congo rebels, troops clash as M23 says ready to withdraw
Congolese soldiers on November 15, 2022 return to the frontlines in Kanyaruchinya, north of Goma in eastern DRC as war-displaced people flee south. PHOTO | ALEXIS HUGUET | AFP
There were violent clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday between Congolese soldiers and the M23 rebel movement, local sources said, as the rebels said they were ready to disengage.
Congolese troops engaged the rebel group outside Bwiza, some 40 kilometres north of provincial capital Goma, according to the sources, as the violence sent local people fleeing and brought the neighbouring town of Kitchanga to a standstill.
