Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
Rebels break truce to advance in Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this ...
UN: After taking Goma, M23 rebels head to Congo's Bukavu
Until June, the United Nations had peacekeepers deployed in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province. The U.N. made an agreement with the government to gradually begin drawing down its mission, ...
Congo’s M23 rebels move south toward Bukavu in new push after Goma seizure
Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity, there were growing signs the rebels were taking over the running of east Congo’s ...
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DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked ...
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Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in war-torn DR Congo
According to local sources and humanitarian workers, M23 and Rwandan troops are now near the mining town of Nyabibwe, approximately 70 kilometres (45 miles) from Bukavu airport. No fighting was ...
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DR Congo: Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marching towards Bukavu after fall of Goma
Congo government forces were nowhere to be seen as the M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on ...