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M23 rebels occupy new strategic town in North Eastern Congo, Army says

An M23 rebel in the streets of Goma. [File]

Rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) took control on Friday morning of the strategic town of Mushaki, located in the territory of Masisi, about 40 kilometers from Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the Congolese army.

Guillaume Ndjike, Congolese military spokesman who confirmed the information, assured that the army is committed to "putting an end to this aggression" by the M23.

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