Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight rebels, sources say


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  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2025

FILE PHOTO: A Congolese soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) keeps guard during a visit by Minister of Defense Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita and military governor Major General Somo Kakule Evariste in Beni territory, in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo February 10, 2025. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/File Photo

(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has asked Chad for military support to help fight a spiralling insurgency by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in its eastern provinces, a Chadian official and a source at the Congolese presidency said.

Congo's Minister of Regional Integration met with Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Tuesday on behalf of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, Chad's presidency said in a Facebook post.

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