Friday, August 30, 2013

The War In Eastern Congo Grinds On

Congolese soldiers outside Goma: Rwanda claims the DRC has launched 34 attacks on its territory in the past week. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

DRC's M23 Rebels Announce Suspension of Fighting -- Voice of America

The Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels say they are suspending fighting with Congo's army and withdrawing from the area where clashes have been heavy in recent days.

M23 chief Bertrand Bisimwa told VOA his fighters are pulling back from their positions in the village of Kanyaruchinya, near Goma, which sits on the Congolese-Rwandan border.

He also said his group has sent a letter to the United Nations asking the body to establish a commission to investigate the shelling across the border into Rwanda.

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More News On The Conflict In Eastern Congo

Congo rebels retreat, as Rwanda says not 'yet' fighting -- AFP
Congo rebels cease combat, pull back from frontline for probe -- Reuters
M23 Rebels Withdraw From Frontlines After Congo Army, UN Assault -- Bloomberg Businessweek
M23 Rebels Withdrawing from Positions in E. Congo -- Voice of America
Rebels in Congo Declare Ceasefire -- Time/AP
Rwanda accuses Congo of rocket attacks over the border -- The Guardian
South Africa warns Congo rebels 'hands off Goma' -- Global Post/AFP
Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC -- allAfrica.com
Congo: Why UN peacekeepers have a credibility problem -- Christoph Vogel, The Guardian

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