DRC Charges Rwanda of Executing 1,500 Civilians in The Past Month

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has accused Rwanda of killing around 1,500 civilians in the Congo’s east since early December, when the Kigali-backed M23 militia launched a new onslaught.In a statement released on Wednesday, the Congolese government attributed this statistic to civil society, a claim corroborated by humanitarian sources and state agencies.

Congolese officials denounced the latest round of strikes as “a clear act of aggression against national sovereignty” and a “serious and repeated violation of international law.” M23 militants captured the major eastern city of Uvira in South Kivu early last month, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee across the border into Burundi.

M23 militants captured the major eastern city of Uvira in South Kivu early last month, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee across the border into Burundi. M23 started this new onslaught just days after the Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a peace agreement sponsored by the United States on December 4. The Congolese government has also accused Kigali of sending “three new Rwandan battalions” into South Kivu with the intention of marching toward the mining province of Tanganyika.

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