UN demands Rwanda leave Congo, extends UN peacekeeping mission

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo carry their belongings as they walk near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Kiziba refugee camp in Karongi District, Rwanda February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

UNITED NATIONS, ‌Dec 19 (Reuters) - The U. N. Security Council on ‌Friday condemned an offensive by M23 in eastern ‌Democratic Republic of Congo, demanded Rwanda stop supporting the rebels and withdraw its troops, and renewed the mandate for U.N. peacekeepers.

The 15-member ‍council, in a unanimously-adopted resolution, also ‍demanded that Congolese troops ‌stop supporting groups such as the FDLR and that DRC ‍fulfil ​its commitment to "neutralize the group."