At least 22 dead in DRC army clashes with M23 rebels

The Congolese army said on Wednesday it had killed 20 fighters from the M23 militia group and lost two soldiers in clashes with the rebels since the end of January.

The clashes occurred in the eastern part of DRC, on and near the border with Uganda, on January 31 and also on February 20 to 22, according to the army.

General Leon Mushale, head of military operations in North Kivu province, said the rebels fled, "some to Uganda, others to Rwanda". 
 
SOURCE: NEWS24