M23 Fighters supported by M23 continue the attacks in Dr. Congo after a two -day break | News of the conflict

The M23 rebels continued their attacks on the armed forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two -day restaurant in the fight.

Rebeling fighters hit Dawn on Tuesday near the village of Ihusi, located 40 km (25 miles) from a strategic military airport in the coffee shop and about 70 km (43 miles) from Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province.

M23, who claims to protect the ethnic Tutsis, began to progress on the southern Kivu after taking control of North Kivu Gom In a bloody raid where thousands were killed last month, continuing hostilities despite calls from 24 Regional leaders For direct truce.

Bukava has been preparing for the M23 offensive for several days, closing the schools on Friday, as residents started running away and the stores closed for fear of the immediate attack.

Malcolm Webb, Al Jazeera, who was reported from Nairobi in Kenya, said that the “anxious” residents of Bukavu were waiting to find out if “M23 and his fans in Rwandam were able to progress in the city.

Meanwhile, people fleeing the displacement camp located west of the capital of North Kivu, Goma, claimed that the M23 Colonel had entered the place on Sunday and ordered them to leave within three days.

The M23 on Monday posted a statement in which he denied those accusations, saying that people voluntarily left the Bulengo Camp, returning to what he called their “now secured homes in liberated areas.”

Many people live for up to two years in a “swelling camp” and did not know if they had homes they could return, Webb added. “It seems that most now packs and start the journey. Some others said they would wait and see if and when they were forced to leave,” he said.

On Saturday, 24th leaders of Eastern and South Africa, they invited the “immediate and unconditional” truce within five days, fearing that the conflict would shed into neighboring countries.

The UN says that the conflict forced 6.7 million people from their homes in the country, the majority from the North and South Kiva Provinces, where violence and insecurity increased since 2021, re -rebelling the rebels M23.

The last violence has forced over 500,000 from their homes since the beginning of the year, setting up over -excessive and coated camps under extreme pressure.

Bruno Lemarquis, a top -notch UN land, said the escalating humanitarian crisis in the country was exacerbated by a break in the aid of the United States, which funded 70 percent of surgery last year.

The 90-day break, announced by US President Donald Trump for hours after entering her duty last month, meant “lots of programs”, including “Urgent Health” and “Emergency Relations”, he was forced to close, Lemarquis said.

Rwanda denial

Earlier this month, the UN estimated that the conflicts between the M23 and the Congol forces left almost 3000 dead in the crowd.

DRC accuses Rwanda and rebels of land resources robbery, which include huge beds of rare countries. Rwanda denies these allegations.

“We categorically oppose the attempts of Drc to portray Rwanda as responsible for his instability in the Eastern DRC,” Rwande Ambassador told UN, James Ngango, James Ngango told Emergency meeting Human Rights Council.

“What is, however, is the immediate threat that the current situation represents Rwanda. After the fall of Goma, new evidence has emerged regarding the immediate, large attack against Rwanda,” he said, adding that Kinshas and his allies have supplied their weapons at the airport Gom and around.

Codeco Attack

Somewhere else in DRC, fighters from the Codeco Armed Group, one of the countless groups fighting around the country and resources in the east, killed at least 35 civilians in the attack on the group of DJIBA in the territory of the Djugu Province of Ituri.

Jean Vianney, head of the village group, said the attacks began on Monday at 8 pm, and many people “burned to death in their homes”.

Webb said some officials in the area reported that as many as 50 may have been killed, including children. The armed group dominates part of the Province of Ituri, controlling many gold mines, he said.

In the past, the UN has accused Codeco of attacks on other communities, including Hema Herders, who could represent war crimes and crimes against humanity. Most of the residents in the Djuga territory are hema.