US ‘strongly condemns’ violence in DR Congo after alleged drone attack

The DRC has seen escalating violence in recent days between government forces and M23 rebels [Guerchom Ndebo /AFP]

The United States has condemned growing violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), blaming an armed group it says is backed by neighbouring Rwanda.

Fighting has flared in recent days in the eastern part of the DRC between the M23 rebel group and government forces, resulting in dozens of soldiers and civilians being killed or wounded.