As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
Three children killed by M23 in Congo’s Bukavu, UN human-rights office says
Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu as troops fall back in the face ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
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M23 rebels threaten to advance on Bukavu as fighting flares
Fighting reported on Tuesday along the frontline Army says 272 runaway soldiers, militia detained Uneasy calm returns to Goma, some displaced leave Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Rwandan-backed M23 armed ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
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As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Nairobi, Kenya – Weeks after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, fighters are advancing in neighbouring South Kivu despite ...
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M23 seize key city as fears of DR Congo breakup mount
It was barely defended by the Congolese armed forces (FARDC). The fall of the city of one million people gives the M23 total control of Lake Kivu, following its capture of Goma, capital of ...
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Congo says M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken a 2nd major eastern city
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the ...
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...
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Anxiety Rises in DR Congo Capital as M23 Rebels Advance in East
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
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M23 troops advance into DR Congo's second city as UK warns of escalation
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, as the British government warned the advance risks ...
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M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo’s strategic city of Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the center of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting little resistance from government troops ...