00:00Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have withdrawn from several areas in the violence-planked Eastern Democratic Republic
00:08of Congo, according to the group, local residents and the military.
00:11Early Monday, M23 fighters pulled out of several areas north of Uvira, near the border with Burundi, Rwanda's southern neighbors,
00:20according to the armed group and local officials.
00:23The most significant of those areas is the town of Sangi, a major crossroads located about 30 kilometers or 20
00:31miles north of Uvira.
00:33The Congolese Army's regional spokesperson, Lieutenant Ragan Bui, said M23 fighters had also retreated from nearby areas, including Kabunambo, Mutarule
00:44and Buegera.
00:45Local residents said pro-government militia fighters known as the Wazalendo had moved into Sangi after the M23 withdrawal.
00:53For more than 30 years, Mineral Ridge Eastern DRC has remained a battleground for various armed groups competing for control
01:00of its many mines.
01:02Since 2021, the M23 has seized a large area of territory in the eastern provinces of Ituri and North Kivu,
01:10which borders South Kivu.
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01:13the M23F
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