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KIGALI, Rwanda
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army accused M23 rebels on Monday of violating a current cease-fire after combating erupted within the nation’s east.
On July 30, Angola’s president’s workplace introduced {that a} ministerial assembly on the safety and peace scenario in jap Democratic Republic of Congo held within the Angolan capital Luanda agreed on a brand new cease-fire from Aug. 4.
In a press release, the army mentioned the rebels had launched assaults on military positions in Kikubo in Lubero territory, North Kivu province close to the border with Uganda on Sunday.
“The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo reiterate that they take into account this belligerent habits as yet one more violation of the cease-fire established by the Luanda course of,” mentioned a Congolese military spokesperson, Lieut. Col. Ndjike Kaiko Guillaume.
He mentioned the military “will refer these violations to the related verification mechanism with the intention to guarantee accountability.”
On Sunday, the rebels in a press release claimed that Congolese military plane had flown over their occupied areas of Lubero and Rutshuru, additionally describing it as “a blatant violation of the cease-fire and an inadmissible provocation.”
However the military dismissed the declare as an try by the rebels “to cowl up their a number of violations of the cease-fire.”
Residents and civil society members mentioned relative calm had returned on Monday, although fears remained.
“The scenario stays unpredictable. As either side proceed to strengthen their positions, it raises fears of renewed hostilities, which places strain on humanitarian wants and causes contemporary displacement of civilians,” Jean-Claude Kawaya, a member of the Nyiragongo civil society group, instructed Anadolu.
The international ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Angola will meet once more in September to debate a peace plan for jap Congo.
After being dormant for roughly a decade, the M23 insurgent group resumed combating in 2021.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and western international locations accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 rebels, a declare Kigali persistently denies.
The M23, an ethnic Tutsi-led insurgent group, was shaped in 2012. The group claims to defend Tutsi pursuits in opposition to ethnic Hutu militias whose leaders are linked to the genocide of Tutsi in 1994 in Rwanda. The Tutsi make up some 1%-2% of Congo’s inhabitants.
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