Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
8 hours ago · A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
19 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region nearly 1,000 miles from the Congolese capital. It marks a ...
What is M23, the Rebels That Seized Goma in Eastern Congo?
13 hours ago · The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting.
March 23 Movement - Wikipedia
The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23 mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army (Armée révolutionnaire du Congo), [9] is a Congolese Tutsi -led, Rwandan-backed rebel military group. [10] Based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it operates mainly in the province of North Kivu, which borders both Uganda and Rwanda ...
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as …
19 hours ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported an unspecified number of bodies on the streets. Hospitals are overwhelmed in Goma, while hundreds of thousands are fleeing gunfire and shelling, the officials said. Protesters ...
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels …
4 days ago · Who are the rebels and what do they want? The M23 rebels — or The March 23 Movement — is one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo. In recent weeks, the rebels have made significant territorial gains, seizing towns and villages and encircling Goma.
Fighting rages as rebels and army clash in DR Congo
2 days ago · Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
2 days ago · The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war."
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
1 day ago · The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
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.