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US pressure forces M23 to retreat from Uvira

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Congo late Wednesday night, according the leader of the rebel group and local authorities.

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M23 Rebels Retreat from Uvira Amid Peace Efforts

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DR Congo: US pressure forces M23 to retreat from Uvira

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M23 militia says to pull out of key DR Congo city at US's request

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it would withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the request of Washington, which vowed "action" over the "clear violation" ...

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Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request

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DRC: M23 says it will withdraw from key city of Uvira

The Independent

DRC’s Uvira reopens tentatively following days of heavy clashes

In Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), streets are being swept, shops are cautiously reopening, and residents are stepping back into public spaces as daily life begins to move again.

Al Jazeera

M23 announces exit from DRC’s Uvira as US-brokered ceasefire stutters

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

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M23 consolidates control over Congo town in blow to peace talks

The M23 rebel group consolidated control over the strategic town of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, residents said, as Kinshasa warned that the Rwanda-backed advance could derail U.

Xinhuanet

Feature: In eastern DR Congo's Uvira, war scars linger as calm cautiously returns

UVIRA, DR Congo, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Along the road linking Bukavu to Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the marks of war remain stark and unmistakable following a series of offensives by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, who recently claimed they had taken control of the strategic city of Uvira.