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Congolese army says rebels massacred 50 civilians in eastern town

Members of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), part of the troops to the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) patrol as resident protest the deployment of a regional force which they see as ineffective in tackling the resurgent rebel group in North Kivu following renewed tensions around Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces on Thursday said M23 rebels and their allies killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe this week, which the M23 denied.

Congo's army and the M23, a Tutsi-led militia, have been locked in fighting for months in the country's restive east, with each accusing the other of initiating attacks.

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