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The Congolese army is collaborating with the FDLR in their offensive against the M23. This is an allegation to Rwandan government has made, largely in private. There is no hard proof so far to substantiate this.

Allegations of anti-Tutsi discrimination are just a pretext for Rwandan meddling. Slow down, this isn't quite so simple. There is no doubt that deep resentment and prejudice persists against the Tutsi community in the eastern Congo. And there have been many incidents of abuse against Tutsi civilians and soldiers over the past years, ranging from summary execution to torture and hate speech. All communities in the eastern Congo have experienced abuse, but the Tutsi perception of discrimination is accentuated given their particular history. This fear and ethnic solidarity is very real. But allegations of anti-Tutsi discrimination are not always well-founded and have at times been manipulated.