Death Toll From Rebels’ Massacre Close to 300, Says DRC
December 6, 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo says the civilian death toll from what it calls a massacre by rebels with the March 23 movement, known as M23, has risen to 272. The increased death toll was announced at a press briefing Monday in Kinshasa by Minister of Industry and former governor of North Kivu province, Julien Paluku. The Congolese army last week accused the March 23 movement rebels, M23, of killing at least 50 civilians in North Kivu’s Kishishe village. The government later increased the estimate to more than 100. But Paluku said figures from local groups put the death toll