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DRC army backed rebel groups that abused civilians, says rights group

File photo of vehicles of FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) soldiers escort civilian vehicles transporting goods from Beni towards Komanda. © Sebastien Kitsa Musay / AFP

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during fighting with rebels in the east of the country.

The Congolese army worked with a coalition of Congolese militia as well as the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) to fight against Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in North Kivu province between May and August 2022, the rights group says.

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