Rwanda accuses Congo of fighting alongside the FDLR. The Congolese military has vowed to arrest soldiers who cooperate with the FDLR, but the government has continued to use FDLR fighters as proxies, U.N. experts said in December.

The United Nations Security Council will vote on a resolution urging Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo and withdraw troops. The resolution condemns M23's advances with Rwanda's support and calls for a peaceful resolution.

The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday to call on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops from Congolese territory "without preconditions.

Rwanda's government on Friday asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in an armed conflict that now threatens the Congolese government.

James Kabarebe, a former army chief, has been sanctioned for his alleged role in the DR Congo conflict The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict in the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.