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M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave

Residents queue with their water jars to collect water from a water point in Bukavu on February 21, 2025.[AFP]

M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed.

The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts, now controls large swaths of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a troubled region rich in natural resources.

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