DRC Rebels Deny Civilian Massacre As Truce Breaks Down: DRC
Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge accused M23 rebels and their Rwandan backers of targeting Congolese civilians.
"The DRC government started a war last night, attack the position of Kishishi, which means that they breach, actually, the cease-fire was actually put in place on the 25th," Kanyuka said.The cease-fire was agreed upon between DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame at a November 23 summit in Angola.
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