DRC: M23 says it will withdraw from key city of Uvira

M23 forces captured the town of Ulvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo but have agreed to withdraw its forces. © AFP

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The militia captured most of the town last week, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the US after the signing of a peace deal in Washington.