‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim to have captured key DR Congo …
19 hours ago · M23 fighters have been locked in a conflict with the Congolese army and UN peacekeepers on Goma’s outskirts for several days. The battle for the key city is the latest chapter of fighting in the ...
DR Congo fighting: M23 rebels say they control Goma - BBC News
18 hours ago · DR Congo soldiers have surrendered to Rwandan forces following fierce clashes with the M23 rebel movement in DR Congo's eastern North Kivu province, state-owned TV in Rwanda is reporting.
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels ... - Associated Press News
17 hours ago · Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces. ... Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news ...
M23 rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo - BBC News
2 days ago · The M23 has taken control of vast swathes of mineral-rich eastern DR Congo since 2021. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as a consequence. DR Congo and the UN say the M23 is ...
U.N. peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in eastern Congo - NBC News
1 day ago · Congo, the United States and U.N. experts accuse Rwanda of backing M23, which is made up mainly of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army more than a decade ago. Get more news Live
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
20 hours ago · The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo ... - UN News
4 days ago · Recent fighting in the village of Bweremana north of Minova claimed at least 10 lives and triggered mass displacement toward Kalehe, Goma and Rusayo, leaving more than 250,000 people displaced, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, said. “The Secretary-General calls on the M23 to immediately cease its offensive, withdraw from all occupied areas and abide by …
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid ... - Associated Press News
Feb 19, 2024 · Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
Feb 7, 2024 · Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Fighters reportedly surrounded...