Former DRC cops in Bukavu have joined M23 rebels and are retraining below their command. Backed by Rwanda, M23 has quickly superior within the northeast, seizing key cities. Some locals in captured areas are aligning with the group, citing previous hardships. The DRC authorities accuses Rwanda of searching for management over assets, whereas M23 claims to guard ethnic Tutsis. In Lubero, 450 km away, residents concern an imminent assault as M23 positive factors management of main roads. Market distributors hope for stability, however uncertainty looms as tensions rise.
Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan stories.
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