In a statement released by the M23 , they accused the Burundian army which is part of the East African Community’s mission in Eastern DRC, to interfere in the war in which this group is fighting with the government force (FARDC in collaboration with Armed groups such as FDLR,Nyatura and Mai Mai). These accusations ,come after a fierce battle between the M23 rebels and the government forces in conjunction with the rebels group Known as Wazalendo.
In this announcement, M23 accused the Burundian army of joining the Congolese army in the fighting that is going on Masisi teritory as well as participating in the crimes that are being committed against the Tutsi . It is a statement issued by M23, after a few hours a video posted by Wazalendo on various social media, , showing these armed group supported by the state forces, burning Tutsi’s houses in Nturo area, in Masisi territory . .