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DRC Army Regains Control of Capital of South Kivu, Presidency Says

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Earlier, on Friday, M23 rebels entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, supported by pro-government militias from Wazalendo, regained control of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, as announced during a meeting on the security situation on Saturday.
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