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M23 seizes town in east DR Congo as rebels gaining ground

M23 rebels load a pickup truck in Kibumba, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022. [AFP]

The M23 militia group has seized another town in the war-torn east of DR Congo, as the rebels gain more ground, sources told AFP Sunday.

Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of backing the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group which has seized swathes of eastern DR Congo in an ongoing offensive launched in 2021 - something Kigali denies.

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