Rebels close in on eastern DR Congo’s largest city as army battles to halt advance
Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo’s eastern provincial capital Goma after capturing a string of towns.
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard ...
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Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo
The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a “devastating toll” on civilians ...
The conflict in Congo is intensifying, causing more and more civilians to flee
The fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army has made thousands of civilians flee to the area around Goma, ...