M23 rebels, reportedly backed by Rwanda, seized Sunday the strategic town of Kamandi Gîte, according to media reports.
Local media cited sources on the ground to report that forced displacements were observed in the wake of the town's fall to the hands of the rebels.
The fresh fighting comes when experts from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continue to dialogue within the framework of the Luanda peace process.
Rwanda and DRC have reportedly agreed on a plan which includes the disengagement of military forces and the neutralization of the FDLR, which included in its ranks fighters who carried out the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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