The military commander of Democratic Republic of Congo Congo's
defeated M23 rebel movement, Sultani Makenga, has surrendered and is being held
in Uganda at an undisclosed location, a senior Ugandan military officer told
Reuters on Thursday.
"I can confirm to you he is with us. He surrendered to us
yesterday [Wednesday] and we're holding him somewhere and some other commanders
of his," the officer said, asking not to be named. He added that the group
would be held until a peace agreement was signed.
The M23 group declared an end to its military campaign on Tuesday
in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and said it would seek political
talks after Congolese troops, backed by a UN force, routed them from their last
hideouts.
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