KINSHASA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Intense fighting resumed early Sunday between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an army spokesperson has confirmed.
"It is the FARC that has launched offensives against the M23 positions since Sunday morning" in the Rutshuru territory of the North Kivu province, said Col. Ndjike Kaiko, spokesman for the FARDC in the area.
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