US Condemns Rwanda's Support of Armed M23 Rebels in Eastern Congo, Calls for Troop Withdrawal

FILE - An M23 rebel looks on in Kibumba in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. Clashes have intensified recently between the M23 and the Congolese army in eastern DRC.

The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda's support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.”