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class="statement"> <div class="statement-head yellow"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/d164fca0-17db-4c52-09f6-08dd5c8b1668_cx9_cy8_cw32_w100_r5.jpg" alt="Sergey Lavrov" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Sergey Lavrov" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/d164fca0-17db-4c52-09f6-08dd5c8b1668_cx9_cy8_cw32_w66_r5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Sergey Lavrov</h4> <p class="desc">Russian foreign minister</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>"We never had the relations with China which were that good, that confidential, that long-term build and that would be enjoying support of the peoples of both countries." </p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://www.mid.ru/ru/press_service/video/view/2002637/?lang=en" title="Source: Russian 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minister’s assurance of calm</h4> </a> </div> <div class="fc__body"> <div class="statement"> <div class="statement-head red"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/A114A9B9-CB50-46DB-A689-BF6F6BF5F81C_cx23_cy7_cw50_w100_r5.jpg" alt="Michael Makuei Lueth" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Michael Makuei Lueth" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/A114A9B9-CB50-46DB-A689-BF6F6BF5F81C_cx23_cy7_cw50_w66_r5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Michael Makuei Lueth</h4> <p class="desc">South Sudan minister of information, communication, technology and postal services</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>“[The] situation in Juba is made to be fragile by certain elements so that people live in fear. ... Let me assure the people of Juba and people of South Sudan in general there is no fear, don’t rely on all this nonsense that you read in social media.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://x.com/ssemtv/status/1897295768329052665" title="Source: X, March 5, 2025"> Source: X, March 5, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title red" href="/a/attacks-ugandan-troops-undermine-south-sudan-minister-assurance-of-calm/8007264.html"> <span class="ico ico-close rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>False</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> The situation in South Sudan is fragile and getting worse, with growing political and military instability. The claims made by the information minister do not reflect the reality on the ground. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" href="/a/attacks-ugandan-troops-undermine-south-sudan-minister-assurance-of-calm/8007264.html"> Read more... </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fc__item"> <div class="fc__hdr"> <div class="switcher-trigger switcher-trigger--factcheck"> <label data-for="8006579" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--more btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-share ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> <label data-for="8006579" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--less btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-close ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> </div> <aside class="share share--factcheck js-share--expandable switcher-target" data-switch-target=8006579> <ul class="share__list share__list--factcheck"> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fchina-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal%2f8006579.html" data-analytics-text="share_on_facebook" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-facebook js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-facebook ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fchina-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal%2f8006579.html&text=China+misleads%e2%80%afon+involvement+in+Panama+Canal+" data-analytics-text="share_on_twitter" title="Share on Twitter" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-twitter js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-twitter ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <div class="ctc"> <input type="text" class="ctc__input" readonly="readonly"> <button class="btn btn--rounded btn--ctc ctc__button btn--social-inverted" value="text" role="copy link" js-href="https://www.voanews.com/a/china-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal/8006579.html" title="copy link"> <span class="ico ico-content-copy ico--rounded ico--s"></span> </button> </div> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="mailto:?body=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fchina-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal%2f8006579.html&subject=China misleads on involvement in Panama Canal " title="Email to a Friend" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-email "> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-email ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--sharing-more"> <a title="More options" data-title-additional="Fewer options" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn--show-more sharing-more hidden"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-ellipsis ico--s"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <a class="title" href="/a/china-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal/8006579.html" title="China misleads on involvement in Panama Canal "> <h4>China misleads on involvement in Panama Canal </h4> </a> </div> <div class="fc__body"> <div class="statement"> <div class="statement-head yellow"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-1e7a-08dcc7b4bcaf_w100_r5.jpg" alt="Lin Jian" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Lin Jian" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-1e7a-08dcc7b4bcaf_w66_r5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Lin Jian</h4> <p class="desc">Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>"China supports Panama's sovereignty over the Canal, and stays committed to maintaining the status of the Canal as a permanently neutral international waterway. China has never engaged in the management and operation of the Canal. Never ever have we interfered. The so-called China's control over the Canal is nothing but a lie." </p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="fmprc.gov.cn" title="Source: Chinese Foreign Ministry, March 5, 2025"> Source: Chinese Foreign Ministry, March 5, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title yellow" href="/a/china-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal/8006579.html"> <span class="ico ico-exclamation rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>Misleading</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Through the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese companies acquired or built major port facilities in 129 strategic locations, including the Panama Canal. While Beijing claims neutrality, critics argue that China may have geopolitical motives, such as increasing influence over global chokepoints. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" href="/a/china-misleads-on-involvement-in-panama-canal/8006579.html"> Read more... </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fc__item"> <div class="fc__hdr"> <div class="switcher-trigger switcher-trigger--factcheck"> <label data-for="8003408" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--more btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-share ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> <label data-for="8003408" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--less btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-close ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> </div> <aside class="share share--factcheck js-share--expandable switcher-target" data-switch-target=8003408> <ul class="share__list share__list--factcheck"> <li 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<div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>“Kenya’s irresponsible stance in embracing the genocide-linked RSF militia, seeking to legitimize its unprecedented atrocities, isolates the country both regionally and internationally, placing it in the category of a rogue state that defies international norms.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> Source: MFA Sudan, March 3, 2025 </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title blue" href="/a/sudan-s-accusations-of-kenya-siding-with-rsf-are-likely-true/8003408.html"> <span class="ico ico-check rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>Likely true</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Analysts argue that Kenya’s hosting of the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces and the M23 militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo undermine its regional and international standing. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" 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class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>“China believes that the elections [in Tajikistan] are democratic, open and transparent, and demonstrate the political openness and inclusiveness of the country.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/xw/fyrbt/lxjzh/202503/t20250304_11568271.html" title="Source: China’s Foreign Ministry, March 4, 2025"> Source: China’s Foreign Ministry, March 4, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title red" href="/a/china-falsely-frames-elections-in-tajikistan-as-democratic-inclusive/8003026.html"> <span class="ico ico-close rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span> False</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Neither Western monitors, nor media, were allowed to observe a poll characterized by the lack of genuine opposition in a deeply authoritarian state. </div> </div> <a 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class="statement-source"> <a href="https://en.sputniknews.africa/20250302/russias-deputy-defense-minister-visits-car-seals-defense-cooperation-agreements-embassy-says-1070889073.html" title="Source: Sputnik Africa, March 02, 2025"> Source: Sputnik Africa, March 02, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title red" href="/a/false-with-russia-s-support-car-significantly-succeeded-in-combating-militants-/7997777.html"> <span class="ico ico-close rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>FALSE</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Fourteen militia groups control two-thirds of the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and parts of the capital city, Bangui. 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There was no request for U.S. troops to intervene in the conflict. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" href="/a/x-influencer-misleads-on-drc-offer-of-rare-minerals-to-us-eu-/7990682.html"> Read more... </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fc__item"> <div class="fc__hdr"> <div class="switcher-trigger switcher-trigger--factcheck"> <label data-for="7990437" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--more btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-share ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> <label data-for="7990437" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--less btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-close ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> </div> <aside class="share share--factcheck js-share--expandable switcher-target" data-switch-target=7990437> <ul class="share__list share__list--factcheck"> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fputin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity%2f7990437.html" data-analytics-text="share_on_facebook" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-facebook js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-facebook ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fputin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity%2f7990437.html&text=Putin+baselessly+offers+Ukraine%e2%80%99s+rare+earth+minerals+as+Russian+commodity" data-analytics-text="share_on_twitter" title="Share on Twitter" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-twitter js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-twitter ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <div class="ctc"> <input type="text" class="ctc__input" readonly="readonly"> <button class="btn btn--rounded btn--ctc ctc__button btn--social-inverted" value="text" role="copy link" js-href="https://www.voanews.com/a/putin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity/7990437.html" title="copy link"> <span class="ico ico-content-copy ico--rounded ico--s"></span> </button> </div> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="mailto:?body=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2fputin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity%2f7990437.html&subject=Putin baselessly offers Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as Russian commodity" title="Email to a Friend" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-email "> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-email ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--sharing-more"> <a title="More options" data-title-additional="Fewer options" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn--show-more sharing-more hidden"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-ellipsis ico--s"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <a class="title" href="/a/putin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity/7990437.html" title="Putin baselessly offers Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as Russian commodity"> <h4>Putin baselessly offers Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as Russian commodity</h4> </a> </div> <div class="fc__body"> <div class="statement"> <div class="statement-head red"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/45221d72-159a-429b-886a-08dd4a843460_cx25_cy0_cw66_w100_r5.jpg" alt="Vladimir Putin" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Vladimir Putin" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/45221d72-159a-429b-886a-08dd4a843460_cx25_cy0_cw66_w66_r5.jpg" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Vladimir Putin</h4> <p class="desc">Russian president</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>“It is important to emphasize that Russia possesses significantly — I want to stress this — significantly larger resources of this kind than Ukraine. Our historical territories that have become part of the Russian Federation again also hold certain reserves. We are ready to work there with international partners, including Americans.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250225212134/http:/en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76331" title="Source: Kremlin.ru, Feb. 24, 2025"> Source: Kremlin.ru, Feb. 24, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title red" href="/a/putin-baselessly-offers-ukraine-rare-earth-minerals-as-russian-commodity/7990437.html"> <span class="ico ico-close rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>False</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Russia signed at least five treaties guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russian annexation of Ukrainian regions violates these agreements. 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They're involved in the democratic process …"</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/23/743311/Iranian-women-Sydney-event" title="Source: Press TV, Feb. 23, 2025 "> Source: Press TV, Feb. 23, 2025  </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title yellow" href="/a/australian-senator-misleads-over-women-s-rights-in-iran-/7988381.html"> <span class="ico ico-question rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>Misleading</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Iran imposes severe restrictions on women's ability to speak and assemble freely, alongside broader limitations on civic and political rights. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" href="/a/australian-senator-misleads-over-women-s-rights-in-iran-/7988381.html"> Read more... </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fc__item"> <div class="fc__hdr"> <div 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UK ambassador falsely claims Zelenskyy started Russia-Ukraine war</h4> </a> </div> <div class="fc__body"> <div class="statement"> <div class="statement-head red"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/d7789d31-a535-45d2-8e20-08dd4a843460_cx38_cy0_cw61_w100_r5.png" alt="Andrei Kelin" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Andrei Kelin" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/d7789d31-a535-45d2-8e20-08dd4a843460_cx38_cy0_cw61_w66_r5.png" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Andrei Kelin</h4> <p class="desc">Russian Ambassador to the UK</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>"Zelenskyy said he would quickly make peace with Russia, but instead, he started a war."</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gve08si3Oaw&t=989s" 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By the time Zelenskyy became president in 2019, the conflict already had lasted five years. On Feb. 24, 2022, Putin initiated a full-scale invasion after months of disinformation. </div> </div> <a class="read-more" href="/a/russia-uk-ambassador-falsely-claims-zelenskyy-started-russia-ukraine-war/7987874.html"> Read more... </a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="fc__item"> <div class="fc__hdr"> <div class="switcher-trigger switcher-trigger--factcheck"> <label data-for="7983442" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--more btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-share ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> <label data-for="7983442" data-switcher-trigger="true" class="switcher-trigger__label switcher-trigger__label--less btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted"> <span class="ico ico-close ico--s ico--rounded"></span> </label> </div> <aside class="share share--factcheck js-share--expandable switcher-target" data-switch-target=7983442> <ul class="share__list share__list--factcheck"> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2ffalse-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war%2f7983442.html" data-analytics-text="share_on_facebook" title="Share on Facebook" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-facebook js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-facebook ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2ffalse-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war%2f7983442.html&text=False%3a+Rwanda+denies+its+involvement+in+DRC+war" data-analytics-text="share_on_twitter" title="Share on Twitter" target="_blank" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-twitter js-social-btn"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-twitter ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <div class="ctc"> <input type="text" class="ctc__input" readonly="readonly"> <button class="btn btn--rounded btn--ctc ctc__button btn--social-inverted" value="text" role="copy link" js-href="https://www.voanews.com/a/false-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war/7983442.html" title="copy link"> <span class="ico ico-content-copy ico--rounded ico--s"></span> </button> </div> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--additional"> <a href="mailto:?body=https%3a%2f%2fwww.voanews.com%2fa%2ffalse-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war%2f7983442.html&subject=False: Rwanda denies its involvement in DRC war" title="Email to a Friend" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn-email "> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-email ico--s"></span> </a> </li> <li class="share__item share__item--sharing-more"> <a title="More options" data-title-additional="Fewer options" class="btn btn--rounded btn--social-inverted btn--show-more sharing-more hidden"> <span class="ico ico--rounded ico-ellipsis ico--s"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <a class="title" href="/a/false-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war/7983442.html" title="False: Rwanda denies its involvement in DRC war"> <h4>False: Rwanda denies its involvement in DRC war</h4> </a> </div> <div class="fc__body"> <div class="statement"> <div class="statement-head red"> <div class="statement-author"> <div class="img-wrap"> <div class="thumb"> <noscript class="nojs-img"> <img src="https://gdb.voanews.com/16417231-c9e4-4f8f-8a80-08dd4a843460_cx33_cy0_cw66_w100_r5.png" alt="Juvenal Marizamunda" class="avatar rounded" /> </noscript> <img alt="Juvenal Marizamunda" src="" class="avatar rounded" data-src="https://gdb.voanews.com/16417231-c9e4-4f8f-8a80-08dd4a843460_cx33_cy0_cw66_w66_r5.png" /> </div> </div> <div class="head-side head-side--statement"> <h4 class="author">Juvenal Marizamunda</h4> <p class="desc">Rwandan minister of defense</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="statement-content"> <div class="wsw"> <p>“Rwanda has never attacked Congo and will never do so. What we have done is to ensure that nothing can cross from Congo and jeopardize our security.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="statement-source"> <a href="https://x.com/NelsonGashagaza/status/1890470181903782391" title="Source: X, Feb. 14, 2025"> Source: X, Feb. 14, 2025 </a> </div> </div> <div class="verdict"> <div class="verdict-head"> <a class="title red" href="/a/false-rwanda-denies-its-involvement-in-drc-war/7983442.html"> <span class="ico ico-close rounded"></span> <div class="head-side head-side--verdict"> <span>False</span> <div class="intro"> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="verdict-content"> <div class="wysiwyg"> Multiple investigations, including by the United Nations, have shown that Rwandan forces are fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo alongside M23 rebels. 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