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.

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Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels

Yahoo News - 3d
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 - 4d
Rwanda-backed rebels take second major city in Congo, making unprecedented gains

Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congo’s second largest city, Bukavu, Sunday after little resistance from government forces, many of whom fled.
NBC News - 3d
DR Congo M23 rebels enter city of Bukavu

The Rwandan-backed rebels' entry into Bukavu follows their capture of Goma, defying international calls for a ceasefire.
BBC News - 5d
DR Congo M23 rebels enter city of Bukavu

Yahoo News - 5d
Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance

Residents in the Congolese city tell the BBC they are hiding in their homes as the rebels advance.
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 - 5d
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 - 2d