M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route …
1 day ago · M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a militant group composed of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters seized Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and eastern Congo’s largest city, on the border with Rwanda.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
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.
M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group’s …
Nov 23, 2022 · Formed 10 years ago, the Rwanda-backed Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) soon made its first mark when it briefly occupied Goma, a city of 1 million today. An African-led effort resulted in...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance
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.
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in …
Mar 13, 2024 · Amid intensified fighting with security forces, the M23 rebel group — the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda — has continued to attack villages, forcing many to flee to Goma, the region’s largest city whose estimated population of 2 million people is already overstretched with inadequate resources.
M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo seize town on key supply route
1 day ago · M23 has been making significant advances in eastern Congo in recent weeks. The rebels captured the key mining town of Masisi in North Kivu earlier this month, another key supply route for Goma.
The U.N. rights chief says eastern Congo's escalating violence is …
Apr 17, 2024 · Fighting has intensified between security forces and the M23 rebel group, the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda. Attacks by the rebel group forced at least 165,000 people to flee their homes in March, most of them pouring into Goma, whose estimated population of 2 million people is already overstretched with ...
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma
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 the...
Congolese city Goma under threat as thousands flee rebel advance
Feb 7, 2024 · A rocket landed near a university in the Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels that threatens to isolate the city of around two million...
DR Congo conflict: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture Minova
The M23 is often accused by DR Congo and the UN of being Rwanda's proxy force, but Rwanda denies this. Last year however, Rwanda did not deny a UN report saying it had about 4,000 soldiers ...
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