Tanzanian Soldiers Killed in Eastern Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict

The attack on a Southern African peacekeeping mission raises tensions in a region fraught with violence over control of mineral resources.

Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others injured by mortar fire in eastern Congo, part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) peacekeeping mission.
The attack's perpetrators remain unidentified; it occurred near the soldiers' camp in a region where the M23 rebel group has been active.
Rwanda's support for the M23, accused of seeking control over the region's mineral resources, has been acknowledged, intensifying regional tensions.
The United States has urged Rwanda to withdraw its troops from eastern Congo and called for de-escalation to avoid conflict.
The ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, involving various armed groups, has led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, displacing over 7 million people.