Over 400 civilians killed in eastern DR Congo as US peace deal falters
Al Jazeera
Government says victims killed by rebels included women and children, accusing Rwanda of breaching a recent truce deal.
More than 400 civilians have been killed following the recent surge in fighting as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues its offensive in South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to regional officials.
The M23 consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in South Kivu on Thursday, residents said.
M23’s latest offensive, which has displaced some 200,000 civilians, comes despite a United States-mediated peace agreement signed last week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents in Washington, DC, which is now under severe threat of unravelling.
The accord did not include M23, which is negotiating separately with the DRC after agreeing earlier this year to a ceasefire that both sides accuse the other of violating.
However, it obliges Rwanda to halt support for armed groups and work to end hostilities.
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