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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains
The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their control over east Congo's largest city Goma.
Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, hoping to reach safety after rebels captured the nearby Congolese city of Goma and spurred them to flee.
The latest fighting has heightened an already dire humanitarian crisis in the region, forcing half a million people from their homes since the start of the year.
M23 rebels, with support from Rwandan troops, marched into Goma earlier this week and are now advancing south toward Bukavu.
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered
Rwanda-backed fighters controlled almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging after days of deadly fighting and Angola urged leaders of both countries to
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has lashed out at South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, after Ramaphosa accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebels behind the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week.
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of
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Congo war: Five Rwandan civilians killed in Rubavu, says armyBombs and bullets continued to fly across the common border on Monday following the capture
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Romanian mercenaries withdraw from DR Congo as M23 rebels tighten grip on GomaAt a border crossing between Goma and its Rwandan twin city, Gisenyi, dozens of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo to bolster its defenses were seen crossing into Rwanda—the start of their journey home,
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 violence,
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