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Rwandan villages shelled as fresh rebel, army fighting in Congo spills over

Soldiers of the United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) sit on the top of tanks at a military post in Kibati, 10km from Goma. Photo/AFP

Hopes of peace returning to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo withered after renewed fighting between the M23 rebels and government forces broke out on Friday morning.

And, amid the hostilities in the rebel-held areas of Kibati and Kibumba, stray rockets landed in Rwanda, prompting Kigali to put its forces on the alert.

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