11 killed in fresh eastern clashes, say local sources

Clashes Thursday between the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and Congolese militia in troubled eastern DR Congo killed 11 people just days after a ceasefire, local sources said.

- 

The M23 has taken over large areas of eastern DRC since its resurgence in 2021. It seized control of the key regional cities of Goma and Bukavu in January and February following a lightning offensive.

Only last weekend in Qatar, the M23 and the Kinshasa government signed a declaration of principles including a commitment to a permanent ceasefire.

However, Thursday saw clashes in the town of Luke, in Masisi territory, about 150 kilometres from Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, residents contacted by telephone told AFP.