Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
1 day ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim capture of Goma, Congo’s …
4 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.” The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in …
3 days ago · A rebel militia backed by Rwanda on Monday announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group and one of the most significant ...
Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of …
3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated in recent days despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.. Gunshots rang out across Goma overnight before dozens of rebels in military uniform early ...
Rwanda-DRC: Have M23 rebels taken over key city of Goma, and …
3 days ago · In 2012, M23 first seized Goma, but the Congolese army, supported by a UN force, pushed the rebels back into the eastern hills on the border with Rwanda in 2013. However, the DRC faced a ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
2 days ago · After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the world registered their disapproval, announcing sanctions against Rwanda and other measures that ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
2 days ago · In 2012, M23 pulled out of Goma after Western donors applied diplomatic pressure on Rwanda, cutting much-needed aid. This time around, the same powers have only used words to condemn the offensive.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve ... - CNN
4 days ago · Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo - NPR
3 days ago · The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, Bintou Keita, also said Rwandan troops together with M23 fighters had attacked north of Goma on Sunday, "sowing panic". Rwanda has never publicly ...
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
3 days ago · Item 1 of 10 Congolese demonstrators attend a protest against Rwanda, amid tensions following a clash in Goma between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...