U.S. doubts M23’s full withdrawal from key Congo town
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The United States has expressed its dissatisfaction with the withdrawal of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels from the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Congo.
Breakdown
- U.S. doubts M23 rebels have fully withdrawn from Uvira
- M23 pledged to pull out but U.S. says town not fully liberated 13s
- M23 seized Uvira after regional leaders met in Washington 26s
- M23 negotiates separately with Kinshasa; Rwanda denies backing 41s
- Fighting has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands 1m 5s