Rwandan forces and M23 rebels accused of shelling civilians in DR Congo

Mai-Mai militamen and FARDC soldiers at a frontline near Kibirizi, North Kivu, where the Congolese army and local fighters are battling M23 rebels and Rwandan troops. AFP - ALEXIS HUGUET

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest in the eastern DRC intensifies.

Since M23 captured Sake and moved closer to Goma earlier this year, artillery and rocket fire have hit camps and densely populated areas around the city at least five times, the organisation said.