Three of the soldiers died in fighting at the airport in the provincial capital of Goma.
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that four more South African soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
This brings to 13 the number of soldiers who have died fighting with M23 rebels backed by Rwanda over the last five days.
SANDF soldiers
SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini told The Citizen three of the soldiers died in fighting at the airport in the provincial capital of Goma on Monday.
Dlamini said the fourth died from injuries sustained in a major clash with M23 on Thursday and Friday last week when nine SANDF soldiers died.
M23 fighters, backed by several thousand Rwandan troops, have been quickly advancing toward the city, which lies along DRC’s eastern border and is home to more than a million people.
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