In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
M23 has declared the airspace over Goma closed,” she added. "In other words, we are trapped.” She said the U.N. was temporarily relocating nonessential personnel from the city. Congo’s ...
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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The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen ...
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...
Congolese security forces are struggling to contain violence in Goma, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared to have ...