Fighting with heavy weapons erupted between government forces and M23 insurgents in eastern DR Congo on Thursday, shaking a five-day-old truce, security sources and rebels have said.

The ceasefire took effect in North Kivu province late last Friday and was meant to have been followed by a rebel pullout from the captured territory, though this withdrawal has yet to take place.

(Cover: A Congolese military officer leads a session to enroll new recruits into the army to go to the front against the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebellion, Goma, DR Congo, November 7, 2022. /CFP)