Escalation in the DR Congo: M23 Rebels Follow the Trail of Raw Materials
Violence in eastern Congo is escalating. Near the city of Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers were killed by M23 rebels. Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...
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M23 fighters further encircle key DR Congo city of Goma
[AFP] The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed ... just 20 km from Goma in the Sake hills, raising fears again about ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group’s ...
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Fear stalks DR Congo city Goma as artillery fire shakes ground
Explosions rocked the ground in the main city in DR Congo's east on Friday ... supposedly fired by M23 or Rwandan army forces posted in the surrounding hills, killed at least two civilians in ...
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East Congo hospital sees 'influx' of wounded as conflict escalates
A hospital in Goma has taken in more than 200 wounded since early January as fighting intensifies in eastern Congo ... the fighting reached the hills of Sake, a town approximately 20 kilometers ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Last year, Makenga’s M23 joined Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance and with Nangaa at the helm of the revamped outfit, the M23 looked even more menacing to Congolese authorities, analysts say.