source: 7 Sur 7; La Prunelle
actor1: Military Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (2019-)
actor2: M23: March 23 Movement
location: Rugari
notes: On 23 July 2020, the FARDC clashed with M23 militiamen in Rugari area (Rutshuru, Nord-Kivu), an area in the Virunga National park and close to the Rwandan and Ugandan borders. One of the M23 leaders said that they never attacked the army and that they were willing to comply with the peace agreements signed in Nairobi in 2013, in exchange for real disarmament support and amnesties. The local population fled the area. No fatalities and/or injuries reported.