Democratic Republic of the Congo: Clashes between Congo and Rwanda, heavy fighting reported
Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday between Rwandan and Congolese troops on the border between the two neighbours, which are locked in a decades-long conflict.
The two sides exchanged machine gunfire at dawn after what the Congolese army said was the abduction of one of its soldiers by Rwandan troops who had crossed the border into the restive province of North Kivu.
The skirmishes later escalated, with Congolese military officials saying the sides had traded heavy weapons fire, while locals reported “mortars and even rockets” being used through the afternoon.