Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the past week near an area where the Kinshasa government is fighting M23 rebels, four diplomatic and UN sources said, heightening fears of a regional escalation. Residents said they were moving toward the conflict zone.

Uganda has sent over 1,000 additional troops into eastern Congo amid rising tensions with the M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda. This deployment adds to the 4,000-5,000 Ugandan soldiers already in the region,