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Uganda takes control of 2 DRC towns: army spokesman

Members of the M23 armed group sit on a pickup truck during a patrol as women carrying fruits walk past a market, following the takeover of the city by the M23 movement on February 18, 2025. [AFP]

The Ugandan army said Thursday it had taken control of the Democratic Republic of Congo towns of Kasenyi and Tchomia to "prevent inter-ethnic fighting".

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