Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...
Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom ...
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces have tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
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The country in Africa that is 11th largest in the world and borders nine others
A country in Africa that’s roughly the size of the United States east of the Mississippi River also shares its border with a staggering nine other countries. Congo is the second largest country ...
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Fighting in Congo leaves 13 dead, prompts emergency UN meeting
On Saturday, Congo's army said it fended off an M23 offensive toward Goma with the help of its allied forces, including U.N. troops and soldiers from the Southern African Development Community ...
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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday. Two South African peacekeepers were killed Friday ...
The Republic4d
2 South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a United Nations official said Saturday. The peacekeepers were killed on ...
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Congo severs ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates
The fierce fighting in recent days killed two South Africans deployed with the U.N. peacekeeping mission and seven others in the Southern African regional bloc's force in Congo, the South African ...