The latest offensive happened last week when the M23 rebels took Masisi, the administrative centre of the Masisi territory, in North Kivu. Days before, they’d captured another town Katale.

The group took control of Masisi, a town and local administrative centre about 80km (50 miles) from the major city of Goma, on Saturday, provincial parliament member Alexis Bahunga told the ...

The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) said some of the recovered towns have been occupied by rebels for months, including Ngungu, a key town in the Masisi territory that is near North Kivu’s ...

M23 rebels on Saturday seized control of Masisi, a key town in the mineral-rich DRC. "Between 1 and 3 January 2025, intense clashes between the Congolese army and a non-state armed group in Masisi ...

(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (KUNA) -- The European Union (EU) strongly condemned on Monday the capture of the city of Masisi and its surrounding areas by the March 23 (M23 ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized Masisi, a strategic town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), escalating their recent territorial gains. Masisi, located 80km from Goma ...

M23 rebels on Saturday captured the key town of Masisi in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a lawmaker from the restive North Kivu province has said, warning of “a serious humanitarian ...

The rebels over the past week took Katale and Masisi towns, the latter located 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of the regional capital, Goma, and a strategic entry point into the country's interior.

DJAFFAR AL KATANTY / REUTERS Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) seized control of the city of Masisi, a key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, January 4. M23 ...

M23 rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken control of a strategic town in the east of the Central African country, local politicians say, adding to the armed group ...