M23 rebels withdraw through the hills from Karuba in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 30, 2012. Rwanda has denied backing the M23 rebel group. PHOTO | FILE
Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which the latter denied Thursday as the Congolese army clashed with the militia in the east of the vast country.
Fighting with the rebel group erupted on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a conflict-torn eastern province of DRC, which borders Rwanda.
