Pendolari del Burundi che lavorano a Uvira e che, dopo la presa dell'M23, sono rimasti bloccati per la chiusura del confine dovuta ai combattimenti, 14 dicembre 2025 (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Rwanda-backed rebels say they will withdraw from eastern town they seized last week after request by US mediators.

DAKAR: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Tuesday they will withdraw from Uvira, the strategic city in eastern Congo seized last week, as fighting in the region escalated despite a US…

Pendolari del Burundi che lavorano a Uvira e che, dopo la presa dell'M23, sono rimasti bloccati per la chiusura del confine dovuta ai combattimenti, 14 dicembre 2025 (AP…

The armed group's advance has raised fears of a wider conflict and has drawn US warnings of action over a breached peace deal.

The armed group's fighters fighters remained visible in the town on Wednesday, saying conditions for withdrawal not met.

DR Congo's government say the announced withdrawal is intended to distract the US mediation team.

KINSHASA: M23 police and plain-clothed intelligence agents were still deployed Thursday in Uvira, local and security sources said, after the armed group announced it had begun…