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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Sonia Rolley

U.N. internal report flags east Congo rebels flouting ceasefire and withdrawal deal

FILE PHOTO: Major General Jeff Nyagah of the Kenya Defence Forces, part of the troops to the East Africa Community Regional Force (EACRF) soldiers address the media during the withdrawal by the Congolese M23 rebels from 3 antennes location in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

United Nations intelligence analysts have spotted suspected movements by M23 rebels in parts of eastern Congo from which they were meant to have withdrawn and signs the armed group has seized ground in other areas, internal U.N. documents showed on Thursday.

The findings show there is continued uncertainty about both the exact status of the conflict in North Kivu province and the situation on the ground in the Kibumba area, which the rebels were meant to have left as of Dec. 23 as part of a ceasefire brokered by East African regional leaders.

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