Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
The M23 rebel group’s advance toward eastern Congo’s largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.
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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.
The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...
Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, ...
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DR Congo: M23 rebels say North Kivu governor killedThe military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial ...
The M23 rebels have been trying to make inroads in mineral-rich eastern DR Congo, along the border with Rwanda, in a decades-long conflict that has sparked one of the world's largest humanitarian ...
The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic ...
The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group ...
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M23 rebels seize Minova, key supply route to Goma Congo, UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels Latest fighting displaces over 178,000 people, NGOs suspend activities GOMA, Democratic Republic ...
Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group fired unguided rockets and other explosives into densely populated areas in eastern Congo more than 150 times between January and July last ...
The fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army has made thousands of civilians flee to the area around Goma, ...
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