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Rwanda-backed Rebels, DRC Begin Two-week 'Humanitarian Truce'

A Congolese soldier stands at a frontline military position above the town of Kibirizi, controlled by the M23 rebellion (Credit: AFP)

A two-week humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels began on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's war-scarred east.

The United States announced the truce on Thursday, a day before it was due to begin, and expressed hope for a permanent ceasefire. The truce has not yet been publicly mentioned by anyone in DR Congo.

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