Goma, M23 rebellion and Congo

Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Wednesday, Netanyahu said in a statement, amid the Gaza ceasefire and a regional diplomatic push.
Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.
M23 rebels take control of Goma airport
Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office (OCHA), told a briefing in Geneva colleagues had reported “heavy small arms fire and mortar fire across the city and the presence of many dead bodies in the streets”.
Congo's M23 Rebels Control Goma Airport, Diplomatic and Security Sources Say
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group has gained control of the airport in the eastern city of Goma, diplomatic and security sources told Reuters. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC rebel alliance that also includes M23, told Reuters that the airport was in their hands.
Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub
In the last 48 hours, two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa and one from Uruguay were killed and 11 peacekeepers were injured and hospitalized.
Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -The United States told Rwanda it was "deeply troubled" by the fall of Goma in eastern Congo to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels,
Having Seized Goma, Congo's M23 Rebels Want to Show They Can Govern
Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to training centres run by M23 rebels, amid clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airport.
Rwanda-backed fighters take Goma airport in eastern DR Congo
On Tuesday, the Red Cross said it was "concerned" that Ebola samples held in a laboratory in Goma could spread amid the ...
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Setback for Congo as anti-govt fighters take Goma airport
GOMA: An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma while ...
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Congo’s Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...
Congo authorities block access to Goma airport as rebels advance, sources say
(Reuters) -Congolese authorities have blocked access to the airport in Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic ...
Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis
Speaking to BBC Newshour while being locked down in a UN bunker in the city, the deputy head of the UN force, Vivian van de ...
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DRC's Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, a ...
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Congo conflict escalates: Goma Airport seized amid Ebola threat. Tragedy in India. This is what happened in the news overnight
It happened while you were sleeping. Here's what the world agencies reported from Tuesday to Wednesday night. Rebels from the ...
Dead bodies on the streets and hospitals overwhelmed as rebels battle government in DR Congo city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are looking to occupy the major Congolese city of Goma, after previously doing so in 2012 ...