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Rwanda-backed M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause

Motorcycle taxi operators look upon military uniforms and ammunition from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) on a rubbish-strewn road after M23 rebels stormed into the city [Reuters]

The M23 rebels have resumed attacks on armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull in fighting.

Rebel fighters struck at dawn on Tuesday near the village of Ihusi, located 40km (25 miles) from a strategic military airport in Kavumu and about 70km (43 miles) from Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.

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