Fighting between army soldiers and rebels from the armed group M23 Movement broke out on Monday in North-Kivu provincial capital of Goma in eastern DR Congo, according to local sources.
The M23 movement have threatened to attack the towns of Goma, Beni and Butembo in North-Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) since late April, claiming they are even ready to attack the UN intervention force in case it attacks their bases.
The rebel group, emerging in April 2012, seized control of Goma in December last year, but withdrew from the town 10 days later under the pressure of Great Lakes countries for a peaceful solution.
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