The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) has deployed heavily at the Uganda - Democratic Republic of Congo border in Kanungu district following renewed fighting between Mai Mai militia and M23 rebels close to the Uganda border in Nyamirima.
The Mai Mai and M23 are fighting for control of the borderline which has been inhabited by the former. The Mai Mai claims the area to be their ancestral land.
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