Fighters from Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebel group launched an offensive in eastern North Kivu province last week, spurring fresh fighting
with the army in which four civilians were killed, the army said late on Sunday.
The unrest broke months of relative calm in east Congo following clashes between the army and M23 militants at the end of March.
The group declared a ceasefire in April, and the seven countries of the East African Community trade bloc set up a regional military force to try to stem decades of militant activity in Congo’s mineral-rich east.
M23 rebels clash with army in renewed east Congo fighting
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