AlHijjah 21, 1434, Oct 26, 2013, SPA -- The Congolese army said it made significant advances against eastern rebel forces in a second day of fierce fighting on Saturday and called on neighbouring Rwanda to help disarm the insurgents. The army clashed with M23 rebels for the first time in two months on Friday after peace talks in Uganda broke down this week. Rwanda accused the army of firing a shell into its territory, sparking fears that its military might intervene. M23 said in a statement on Saturday that the army had launched a "generalized attack" on several fronts, but said the fighting was turning in its favour. Army spokesman Colonel Olivier Hamuli said, however, that M23 had been forced out of Kibumba, a town some 20 km (13 miles) north of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "We have pushed M23 into the hills on the Rwandan border," he told a Reuters reporter near the frontline. "We now call on Rwanda to help us disarm their fighters." United Nations investigators have accused Rwanda of supporting M23, charges that Kigali denies. -- SPA 19:56 LOCAL TIME 16:56 GMT تغريد
