DR Congo: UN Security Council sanctions 6 over violence. According to DW the UN Security Council has sanctioned 6 people from armed groups amid escalation between the Congolese government and M23 rebels. The US and France called for Rwanda to stop supporting the group.The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday sanctioned six people belonging to five armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The decision comes amid continued escalation between DRC government forces and M23 rebels. The US and DRC accuse Rwanda of supporting the rebel group.
