DR Congo condemns massacre of over 300 civilians in east despite ceasefire Related news

Briana Lupea

KIGALI, Rwanda The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday strongly condemned the massacre last month of more than 300 civilians in the country’s east by M23 rebels, despite a ceasefire agreement signed in Doha. The UN Human Rights Office, citing firsthand accounts, said Wednesday that at least 319 civilians were killed by the M23 in a series of attacks on four villages in North Kivu province in July. “This toll, one of the heaviest recorded since the resurgence of the M23,

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