(Reuters) – Malawi and Uruguay said four of their troops were killed in clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo against Rwandan-backed rebels, bringing the death toll among United Nations and southern African peacekeepers to at least 13 by Sunday.
The three-year insurgency by the rebel group M23 has intensified in January with the rebels seizing control of more of the central African country’s territory than ever before, and the U.N. warning the violence could spill into a wider regional war.
The U.N. Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the crisis — a day earlier than planned — according to diplomats.
The U.N. in Malawi said in a post on X on Saturday evening that three Malawian soldiers with the mission in Congo were killed, without giving any further details.
Uruguay’s army announced the death of one of its troops in a statement on Saturday evening, adding that two others had been injured.
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