Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Rwandan-backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...
Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...
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 ...
Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their ...
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
Much of the beleagured city of Goma was calm early Wednesday morning, after a day during which thousands of fleeing people ...
The New York Times4d
They Fled a Rebel Advance. Then the Rebels Marched on Their Refuge.
They poured out of the countryside and into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. M23 rebels, backed by Congo’s neighbor Rwanda, were attacking. Goma was under siege.
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Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
M23 is directed and supported by Rwanda; the U.N. says Rwanda has sent thousands of its troops into Congo. Some 500,000 people fled their homes in eastern Congo as the rebels advanced on Goma ...
The Washington Post2d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
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M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
The takeover of Goma is yet another territorial gain for the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group – sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations.