"Fighting has flared up again in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between the M23 rebel group and government forces, a day after United States President Donald Trump hosted DRC and Rwanda leaders in Washington as they signed a peace deal aimed at ending decades-long conflict in the country. The warring sides blamed each other for Friday's renewed fighting, with the M23 group saying in a statement that 23 people were killed and several others wounded in bombardments by the DRC's army."
"M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said in a post on X that Congolese forces and allies launched attacks on densely populated areas in North Kivu and South Kivu, using fighter jets, drones, and heavy artillery. He claimed that two bombs launched from Burundi on Thursday evening struck close to Kamanyola town, killing four people and seriously injuring two. The Rwandan-backed group seized eastern DRC's two largest cities, Goma and Bukavu, earlier this year and is not bound by the US peace deal."
Renewed heavy fighting erupted in eastern DRC between the M23 rebel group and government forces a day after DRC and Rwandan leaders signed a US-hosted peace deal. Both sides blamed each other for the clashes, with M23 reporting 23 killed and several wounded by DRC army bombardments. M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka alleged Congolese forces and allies attacked populated areas in North and South Kivu using fighter jets, drones, and heavy artillery, and claimed two bombs from Burundi struck near Kamanyola, killing four. M23 seized Goma and Bukavu earlier this year and remained outside the US deal. Clashes and displacement continued across South Kivu, and Rwanda did not immediately comment.
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