Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town

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The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday (March 20) that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese territory by capturing the strategic town of Walikale. Arrthy Thayaparan reports.

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