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 ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
In the last 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 peacekeepers were ...
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, ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim control of key DR Congo city of Goma
The city’s capture came following a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.
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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M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
GOMA, Congo — M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in eastern Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said Tuesday, leading to a mass exodus of people in the face ...