UN Security Council demands M23 stop offensive in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards ...
Congo's M23 rebels say they will seize eastern city overnight
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels laying siege to eastern Congo's largest city Goma ...
Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
Rwandan-backed rebels captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo early Monday, according to a press release by the M23 rebel ...
Explainer: Why is eastern Congo's M23 conflict escalating?
A three-year insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich east has intensified since the start of this year, ...
Alert: Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma.
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city’s 2 million people
Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire, stretching the main hospital.
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals. By Ruth Maclean and Elian Peltier ...
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Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army confirmed on Friday. Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's ...
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DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
(Nairobi) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of ...