Kinshasa estimates that over 7,000 individuals have lost their lives in eastern DRC-Congo since M23 rebels initiated their territorial acquisitions in central DRC-Congo this year. Meanwhile, the Rwanda-backed insurgents asserts that they are recruiting soldiers who succumbed to their advance.
Source: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/eye-on-africa/20250225-m23-rebels-claim-thousands-of-surrendered-congolese-soldiers-enter-into-ideological-retraining
