DR Congo army accuses Rwanda of deploying soldiers 'to defend M23'
Soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) patrol Goma and Rutshuru areas in the country's restive North Kivu province in the past. FILE PHOTO | REUTERS
The tension between Kinshasa and Kigali appeared to heat up on Wednesday night after the Congolese army accused Rwanda of deploying soldiers dressed in a different uniform to boost the M23 militia.
The army, known by its French acronym FARDC, said at least 500 Rwandan troops have joined M23 in Rutshuru, North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo close to the border between the two countries.
