RUTSHURU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Congo's U.N.-backed army closed in on some of the last pockets of territory held by M23 rebels on Wednesday, a local commander and a United Nations official said.
Rebel officials, who have retreated in the past only to resume fighting, were not immediately available for comment, though their Twitter account said there were clashes 20 km (12.4 miles) from Bunagana, near the border with Uganda and Rwanda.
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