Fighting flares in DR Congo within hours of Trump’s peace deal ceremony

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by By News AgenciesDecember 5, 2025 at 06:41 PM

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Fighting between the M23 rebel group and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reignited on Friday, just a day after a US-brokered peace deal was signed in Washington between the DRC and Rwanda. The M23 group claimed Congolese forces attacked populated areas, resulting in casualties, while a DRC army spokesperson reported clashes and population displacement due to Rwandan bombardment in South Kivu province. Both sides accuse each other of initiating the renewed conflict. The Rwandan-backed M23, which seized eastern DRC cities earlier this year and is not bound by the US deal, reportedly retook the town of Luberika. The peace deal, brokered by the US in June, aimed to stabilize the DRC and encourage Western mining investment.

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Rwanda ×370% Donald Trump ×280% Democratic Republic of the Congo ×5100% M23 rebel group ×4100%

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