M23: DRC forces in areas ceded to EACRF violating ceasefire deal
M23 soldiers leave Rumangabo camp after a meeting with EACRF officials. The rebels say the DRC government forces must stop re-occupying areas their soldiers vacated and surrendered to EACRF forces under a ceasefire deal. PHOTO | GUERCHOM NDEBO | AFP
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rebel group M23 claim their peace efforts are being frustrated by the country’s government forces ‘reoccupying’ areas the fighters have surrendered to the East African Community Regional Forces (EACRF).
The EACRF completed full deployment in the multinational sector of Rutshuru and Masisi territories in the eastern DRC, meant to provide a neutral buffer to civilians in an area where violence pitying government forces and rebels has raged for months.
