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Kupitia taarifa yake iliyochapishwa katika Mtandao wa X (zamani Twitter), Kiongozi wa Kisiasa wa kundi hilo, Bertrand Bisimwa amesema, maeneo yaliyopata Viongozi ni kutoka Kivu Kaskazini ambayo ni Rutshuru, Kiwanja, Rubare na Bunagana.
Ikumbukwe, M23 wamejimilikisha eneo kubwa katika Mji wa Goma licha ya kukabiliana na mashambulizi makali kutoka Vikoshi vya Jeshi la DRC. Aidha, kundi hilo limekuwa likidaiwa kupata misaada ya kivita kutoka nchi jirani ya Rwanda ingawa, Serikali ya Kagame inakanusha taarifa hizo.
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The M23 rebel group has appointed its own administration in areas under its control in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sparking concern that it plans to form a separate state.
In a statement, M23 political leader Bertrand Bisimwa said the group had appointed an administration in North Kivu's Rutshuru territory.
He added that leaders for the towns of Kiwanja, Rubare and Bunagana towns, also in North Kivu, had been appointed as well.
The rebels control a big chunk of Rutshuru and Masisi, two of the five territories that constitute North Kivu province, and are about 35km (22 miles) west of the provincial capital, Goma.
In recent days, the Congolese military has launched extensive drones attacks in areas controlled M23.
On Wednesday the group's spokesperson said its fighters shot down one of three drones used by the army.
The BBC has not independently verified this claim, nor has the army commented on it.
Congolese social media users have been reacting to the M23 appointing its own administration in North Kivu.
Some see it as the start of a move to form a separate state in eastern Congo, while M23 sympathisers say it is the group's right to govern the areas it controls.
BBC