Rwanda Is Backing Rebels Fighting Congo, UN Report Says
- Findings based on eyewitness testimonies, drone footage
- Rwanda helping M23 rebels fight Congo, according to report
Soldiers drive through the streets of Rutshuru days after clashes with M23 rebels in the town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 4.
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Rwanda is equipping and fighting alongside a rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo, a report by a United Nations group of experts on Congo showed.
The panel presented evidence based on eyewitness testimony and drone footage that the Rwanda Defence Force has supported the M23 rebel group since November, according to the report sent to the UN Security Council this week, a copy of which was seen by Bloomberg. The soldiers attacked rebel groups based in Congo who oppose the Rwandan government, and fought against the Congolese army, known as the FARDC, to expand M23 territory, the group said.