By Michelle Nichols
The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan troops and M23 rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a conflict there escalates.
Acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea did not specify to the 15-member council what action could be taken. The council has the authority to impose sanctions.
“We call for an immediate ceasefire and end to this fighting. Rwanda must withdraw troops from the DRC. Rwanda and the DRC must return to the negotiating table and work toward a sustainable, peaceful solution,” Shea told the Security Council.
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, on Monday in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in more than a decade.
Congo accused Rwanda of sending its troops over the border, while Rwanda said fighting near the
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