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Goma, M23 rebellion and Congo

What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,

Reuters · 8h

Congo repels overnight rebel advance on Goma city, say sources

Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby heavy bombardment rocked the city in the early hours.

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

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

Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the city's distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from the area of the fighting.

North Kivu, Congo and M23 rebellion

The Citizen · 7h

Congo's North Kivu province in turmoil: Governor dies of gunshot wounds

The military governor of Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province has died from gunshot wounds suffered on the front line during an offensive by M23 rebels, the army said on Friday.

The Washington Post · 1d

Governor of Congo's North-Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North-Kivu province has died from injuries sustained on the front line as M23 rebels close in on Goma

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo's North Kivu Governor Dies From Injuries in Rebel Offensive

The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died from injuries suffered on the frontline during an offensive by M23 rebels in the east, a government source and an internal UN report seen by Reuters confirmed on Friday.

Al Jazeera on MSN1h

At least 12 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo fighting

At least 12 peacekeepers, including two from the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, have been killed in fighting in eastern ...

1hon MSN

DR Congo: Peacekeepers killed in heavy fighting with M23

South Africa’s military said 9 soldiers were killed, Malawi and Uruguay also reported deaths. The M23 advance on Goma in the ...

Nine South African peacekeepers killed in clashes with M23 forces in DR Congo

The casualties occurred Thursday when M23 rebels attacked Sake in the eastern DRC, said the DA, which is part of South Africa ...

1don MSN

U.N. chief warns of rebel advances in Democratic Republic of Congo

Advances being made by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo are "heightening the threat of a regional war, ...

AFP on MSN4h

Six peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DR Congo

Six foreign peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the Congolese army ...

3 South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo

Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo. A political party and a ...

The Taipei Times5h

Battles intensify in eastern DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France ...

allAfrica.com on MSN11h

DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma

Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the ...

AFP on MSN9h

Three South African soldiers were killed and 18 injured in clashes with M23 forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they were part of a southern African ...

Three South African soldiers were killed and 18 injured in clashes with M23 forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they were part of a southern African mission, a political ...

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