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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted on Twitter, the rebel group said it \u201cconfirms the liberation\u201d of the said towns and their surroundings which have been the \u201cFDLR\u2019s strongholds for many years,\u201d and encouraged those who had fled to return.<\/p>\n

FDLR is a terrorist group composed of remnants of perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi<\/p>\n

In the M23 statement, they condemned the coalition between the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) and extremist groups including the FDLR, Nyatura and Mai Mai, saying it will \u201ccontinue to professionally defend itself against them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fighting broke out between the two warring parties on October 20 when DR Congo attempted to recapture territories that were occupied by M23. This resulted in the M23 pushing back and intensified the war.<\/p>\n

In July, the M23 captured the town of Bunagana on the border with Uganda after days of fierce fighting with government troops during which a U.N. peacekeeper was killed and thousands of residents displaced.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as the fighting continues, local authorities in Rwanda, specifically in Rubavu District, have received more than 100 DR Congo citizens who are fleeing their country.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern DR Congo. In a statement posted on Twitter, the rebel group said it \u201cconfirms the liberation\u201d of the said towns and their surroundings which have been the \u201cFDLR\u2019s strongholds for many years,\u201d and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":29656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[760,763,758],"class_list":["post-29657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-rwanda","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"\nM23 claims capture of FDLR strongholds - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"M23 claims capture of FDLR strongholds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The M23 rebel group claims it has captured the towns of Kibumba, Ruhunda, Buhumba, Kabuhanga, Tongo, Mulimbi in eastern ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-18T07:29:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-18T08:11:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/postQueueImg_1668744004.49.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"M23 claims capture of FDLR strongholds\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-18T07:29:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-18T08:11:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\"},\"wordCount\":221,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2022\/11\/postQueueImg_1668744004.49.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Rwanda\",\"Rwanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/m23-claims-capture-of-fdlr-strongholds\",\"name\":\"M23 claims capture of FDLR strongholds - 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