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Renewed Fighting Erupts in Eastern DRC After Peace Deal, Both Sides Trade Blame

GOMA, DRC – Fighting has reignited in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between the M23 rebel group and government forces, just a day after a US-brokered peace deal was reaffirmed by the presidents of the DRC and Rwanda in Washington. Both sides are blaming each other for the outbreak of renewed violence.

The M23, a Rwandan-backed rebel group, claimed in a statement that Congolese army bombardments resulted in 23 deaths and numerous injuries in the North and South Kivu regions. M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka alleged Congolese forces and allies were using fighter jets, drones, and heavy artillery in densely populated areas and that bombs launched from Burundi struck near Kamanyola, killing four.

A senior M23 official stated that rebel forces had retaken the town of Luberika and shot down a Congolese army drone.

A DRC army spokesperson confirmed the clashes in the Kaziba, Katogota, and Rurambo areas of South Kivu province. He accused the Rwandan Defence Force of indiscriminate bombing, causing mass displacement in Luvungi. Rwandan officials have not yet commented.

The renewed violence comes despite President Donald Trump hosting DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame in Washington and reaffirming a US-brokered peace deal from June aimed at stabilizing the country and opening it up to Western mining investment. However, analysts argue that the deal failed to address core issues, and neither the DRC nor Rwanda have fully met their commitments.

The fighting has also caused a significant influx of refugees into neighboring Rwanda. Phanuel Sindayiheba, a local government official in Rwanda’s Rusizi district, reported that over 700 Congolese nationals, mostly women and children, have crossed the border and are being housed at a transit center.

The UN estimates that more than 123,600 people have been displaced in the DRC since July due to ongoing armed conflict, land disputes, and natural disasters. The M23, which seized Goma and Bukavu earlier this year, is not bound by the US peace deal.

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