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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wilson McMakin

Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 denies role in Congo massacres

Congo Killings - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has denied involvement in a series of massacres in eastern Congo which were detailed in a report published by a rights group Wednesday.

Lawrence Kanyuka, spokesperson for the M23 military, called the Human Rights Watch report “fake and a falsification of reality” and accused the group of spreading “extremist propaganda” in a statement late Wednesday.

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