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DRC rebel group, M23, has said it has the capacity and will to seize the provincial town of Goma in less than thirty minutes before quickly adding they are determined to have a political solution to the crisis. The Movement posted on its Twitter page on Tuesday: We can advance and take Goma in 30 minutes but we still need a negotiated solution; we are tired of war.�

The statement will raise fears that rebels are in the advanced stages of recapturing the strategic town they handed over to DRC last year on the request of regional leaders and the international community.

This was aimed at facilitating peace negotiations with DRC government in Kampala. However, Chimpreports recently reported the talks had hit a deadlock after DRC government told rebels to both lay down their tools and renounce rebellion or �cease to exist.� In Kampala, M23 and DRC representatives have not met for almost a month.

The rebel group which accuses Kinshasha of human rights abuses, discrimination, massacre of CNDP fighters, corruption, discrimination and fanning racist sentiments, recently warned South Africa and Tanzania of �grave consequences� if they chose to fight their guerillas. The two countries will be joined by Malawi under the UN Intervention Brigade to fight the rebels in the coming weeks. But M23 has warned countries contributing troops, saying they face an �absurd war.�

The Movement also describes DRC soldiers as �rapists and killers.� Human Rights groups have in the past accused the DRC army of committing atrocities such as mass rape during military operations. The Movement further revealed that South African troops had already arrived in Goma and were spending the better part of their time drinking, �dancing, smoking and running after girls.�

�The main reason Jacob Zuma (SA President) wants to send SANDF here to be killed is for the interest of his family interests. SA plays an imperialist game very badly. Like no one stopped your fight against apartheid, also SANDF should not stop M23 which fights bad governance in DRC.�

Source: Inuma News