UN warns DRC conflict expanding, drone warfare threatens civilians

The UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo warned on Thursday that hostilities between the government and the AFC/M23 are spreading beyond the traditional epicenter of North and South Kivu into Tshopo Province, far from the front lines.

Speaking to the Security Council, Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of MONUSCO, said recent fighting has been marked by the growing use of offensive drones and systematic jamming of…