Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group fired unguided rockets and other explosives into densely populated areas in eastern Congo more than 150 times between January and July last year, Amnesty said in a report released Sunday. The attacks killed more than 100 civilians and wounded hundreds more.

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Amnesty International has accused Congo's army and the M23 rebel group of launching attacks in densely populated areas, potentially constituting war crimes. Over 100 civilians have been killed, and more than 237,

The M23 and FARDC, as well as their allies such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Mission in the DRC, the Rwanda Defence Force and the myriad militia allied to the Congolese army, must stop using populated areas, including IDP camps, as battlefields.

THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has been urged to investigate fresh attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as war crimes. According to Amnesty International, between January and July 2024,

Both the Congolese army and the M23 Movement, an armed group claiming to defend ethnic Tutsis, were at fault for the rise in the use of the 'inherently inaccurate' weapons, it said.

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Amnesty International reports that Congo's army and M23 rebel group likely committed war crimes by bombing populated areas, killing over 100 civilians.

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