Rebels, Rwandan Army Accused of Executing Dozens in Congo City

M23 rebels and Rwandan soldiers executed more than 50 people and raped at least eight women during an occupation of the eastern Congolese city of Uvira, Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday.

The Rwanda-backed rebel group held Uvira — a trading hub along Lake Tanganyika — from December until withdrawing five weeks later under political pressure from the US.