The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced that the Rwandan army and the rebel group called the 23 March Movement (M23) occupied Bukavu, the capital of South-Kivu province.
In the statement made by the DRC Ministry of Communications, it was stated that M23 members and Rwandan soldiers occupied the city of Bukavu.
In the statement, it was stated that the occupation was a clear violation of international agreements, and it was announced that Rwanda was carrying out illegal operations in the KDC territory.
M23 members captured Goma, the capital of North-Kivu province, last month.
The United Nations (UN) reported that the number of people who lost their lives in the clashes for control of the city of Goma approached 3 thousand.
More than 500 thousand people have been displaced since the beginning of the year due to conflicts in the east of the DRC.
Rwanda, which the UN and DRC accuse of supporting M23, denies the allegations.
The group, which emerged under the name of "23 March Movement" after the peace agreement signed by the countries of the region on March 23, 2009, to ensure security in the east of the KDC, was broken, and began to be known as "M23".
M23 consists largely of Tutsi, the tribe of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
