Network of M23 Rebels

Rebels close in on eastern DR Congo’s largest city

A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

The M23 rebel group’s advance toward eastern Congo’s largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.

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M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city’s 2 million people

Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire, stretching the main hospital.

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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.

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UN chief condems rebel advances in eastern DRC

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on Thursday over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement M23 rebellion in t ...

Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group fired unguided rockets and other explosives into densely populated ...

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Congolese army battles to halt M23 advance

M23 rebels are on the edge of Goma in eastern Congo. Thousands of people have been displaced. We speak to MSF Operations Coordinator for Central Africa. Access to social media is now blocked in South ...

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M23 Dares to Capture Goma City as Fighting Intensfies

Fierce fighting between rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers, mercenaries and ...

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Panic Spreads In Eastern Congo'S Largest City As Rebels Battling The Army Close In Around Goma

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as they battle the national army. (AP Video shot by Justin Kabumba) ...

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UN chief condemns rebel advances in Congo

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as a ...

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebel's advance: DR Congo's strategic city under threat

M23 rebels are steadily encircling Goma, the DRC's strategic eastern city, as the national army struggles to defend its ...

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Congo bans Al Jazeera over its interview with a key rebel leader and threatens journalists

Congo has banned Al Jazeera satellite news network over its interview with the leader of a violent rebel group that has seized territory in the country’s east in recent days.

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M23 Rebels Accuse FARDC of Civilian Deaths Amid Renewed Fighting in North Kivu

Lt. Col. Ndjike Kaiko Guillaume, the FARDC spokesperson for North Kivu province, announced the launch of “Operation ...

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Congo bans ‘Al Jazeera’ after interview with rebel leader

Congo on Thursday banned the Qatari news network Al Jazeera over its interview with Bertrand Bisimwa, the leader of M23, a violent rebel group that has seized territory in the region, the Associated ...

Burundi denies as "fabrication" reports of "heavy losses" of soldiers in fighting M23 rebels in DR Congo

Burundi on Thursday denied reports of probable heavy losses of its soldiers in recent fighting against M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic o ...

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