Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo said he and his forces will withdraw from the city of Uvira after the United States requested it.
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance, made a statement saying the group would withdraw from Uvira after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said capturing the city violated a peace deal, and the United States would "take action to ensure promises made to the President [Donald Trump] are kept."
Nangaa called the withdrawal a "trust-building measure."
The United States has said that Rwanda is backing the rebels, though Rwanda denied it. Rwanda President Paul Kagame signed a peace deal with President of DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi in Washington on Dec. 4.
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