The M23 rebels have seized areas of jap DRC’s North Kivu province in a speedy onslaught since Could.
The United Nations peacekeeping mission within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has condemned an offensive by M23 rebels within the east of the nation that pressured 450 folks, together with ladies and kids, to hunt refuge round its base in Kitshanga city.
“The M23 should stop all hostility and withdraw from occupied areas, in accordance with the roadmap set out within the Luanda mini-summit,” the mission, identified by its acronym MONUSCO, mentioned on Twitter on Thursday.
The Kitshanga assault is a brand new offensive by rebels who've seized areas of jap DRC’s North Kivu province in a speedy onslaught since Could that threatened the provincial capital, Goma.
The armed rebellion has infected regional tensions, with DRC accusing neighbour Rwanda of backing and sponsoring the Tutsi-led rebel. United Nations consultants and the European Union have accused Rwanda of backing the M23.
The federal government of Rwanda has denied any involvement.
Regional leaders brokered an settlement in November beneath which the rebels had been meant to withdraw from not too long ago seized positions by January 15 as a part of makes an attempt to finish the combating that has displaced no less than 450,000 folks.
However a UN inner report mentioned the rebels had been flouting the ceasefire.
Two witnesses who fled Kitshanga and joined the throng of refugees on the MONUSCO base mentioned the rebels had taken management of the city.
A spokesman for the DRC authorities and the military didn't instantly reply to a request for remark.
The M23 mentioned in a press release that it was obliged to intervene to guard Tutsis in Kitshanga and different areas.
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