The New York Times27d
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.
CNN24d
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week. We are also aware that children ...
Al Jazeera English27d
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 ...
The New York Times13d
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
Congolese soldiers near the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, in January, shortly before the M23 militia captured the city. The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic ...
Reuters28d
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
Feb 15 (Reuters) - Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while Congo's prime minister declined to comment on a threat by ...
The Straits Times25d
M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu
The Congolese government said rebels were in Bukavu and accused Rwandan troops of also entering the city. It stopped short of saying the city was fully under M23's control. "Rwanda is stubbornly ...
Human Rights Watch29d
DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
(Nairobi) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights ...
The Durango Herald15d
At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders' rally, rebels say
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — At least 11 people were killed and scores injured Thursday when explosions in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu struck a rally held by leaders of the M23 rebel group ...
Reuters25d
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi denies withdrawing troops from Congo amid M23 rebel conflict U.N. accuses M23 of executing children in eastern Congo Over 10,000 Congolese refugees crossed into Burundi Burundian troops ...
France 2418d
M23 rebels claim to be conscripting Congolese soldiers who have surrendered
Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be ...
Voice of America29d
False: M23's claim that refugees from DRC camp voluntarily return to ‘liberated’ homes
“Contrary to the propaganda of the Kinshasa regime, amplified by certain biased media outlets, internally displaced persons (IDPs) are voluntarily returning to their now-secured homes in ...