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Rebels pull back in Eastern DR Congo as regional force deploys

East African Community force soldiers pass through Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on December 2, 2022. [AFP]

M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have withdrawn from several villages ahead of military deployments by a regional force, officials in the troubled region said Thursday.

The Tutsi-led rebel group had advanced closer to Goma, threatening to cut off road links to the city of over 1 million people on the border with Rwanda.

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