- Fighting continues in the eastern parts of Congo, causing physical and psychological damage to civilians, and creating human rights violations on a massive scale. Rape is being used as a weapon of war, and large-scale plunder and murder are also occurring in efforts to displace people from resource-rich land1. Armed groups and government forces killed more than 2,000 people between January and late October across both provinces. Resurgent M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, launched their biggest offensive against state forces in a decade, seizing portions of territory in North Kivu, which worsened the dire humanitarian situation in the region2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.
Fighting continues in the eastern parts of the country, destroying infrastructure, causing physical and psychological damage to civilians, and creating human rights violations on a massive scale. Rape is being used as a weapon of war, and large-scale plunder and murder are also occurring in efforts to displace people from resource-rich land.
worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/…Armed groups and government forces killed more than 2,000 people between January and late October across both provinces. Resurgent M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, launched their biggest offensive against state forces in a decade, seizing portions of territory in North Kivu, which worsened the dire humanitarian situation in the region.www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/d… Rwanda-backed rebels enter Congo city of Goma
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