{"id":3055,"date":"2022-05-24T13:20:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T13:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/?p=3055"},"modified":"2023-06-06T07:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T07:08:49","slug":"rwanda-says-dr-congo-shelling-injured-its-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/3055\/rwanda-says-dr-congo-shelling-injured-its-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda says DR Congo shelling injured its citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_1\">The Rwandan army says several civilians have been injured in cross-border shelling by troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_2\">It said it had asked a regional team of military observers, the Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism, to conduct an urgent investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_4\">Tensions between the two countries have increased since March, when the M23 rebel group attacked two Congolese army positions.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.qiraatafrican.com\/?s=Rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> denies accusations that it supports the rebels.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_6\">The group seized territory in eastern DR Congo during an insurrection in 2012 and 2013, before its fighters were driven out by Congolese and UN forces.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_7\">Many families have left their homes in DR Congo&#8217;s North-Kivu province, heading for the Ugandan border town of Bunagana.<\/p>\n<p data-reactid=\".1iovh9aext8.1.0.1.1.1.1:$post-628c68b8fc2fb576dc00bec2.0.6.0.0:$post_8\">The head of the UN Refugee agency in Uganda, Joel Boutroue, told the BBC several thousand refugees arrived in Uganda on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwandan army says several civilians have been injured in cross-border shelling by troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 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