Rwanda-backed rebels take second major city in Congo, making unprecedented gains

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  Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion

  Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office
  
  ABC News - 4d

• Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say

  Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels
  
  ABC News - 5d
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  Rwanda-backed rebels tighten their grip on a major city in eastern Congo

  Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo
  
  ABC News - 3d
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  Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

  Yahoo News - 4d
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  Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

  Some people cheered as the fighters entered the city without resistance, two days after taking the airport.
  
  BBC News - 4d

• Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo

  Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport, which serves the South Kivu province
  
  ABC News - 6d
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  Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo, residents say

  Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a mineral-rich region ...
  
  NBC News - 1d
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  Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city

  Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group. M23 rebels have captured and occupied Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic ...
  
  The Guardian - 3d

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