DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance

DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance

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An East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels extended their advance on Wednesday.
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The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting.
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France seeks UN resolution naming Rwanda as backer of M23 rebels in DRC

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The militia has made new territorial gains in a country that has one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The armed group M23 and Rwandan soldiers entered the centre of Goma on Sunday night ...
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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after rebels enter key city

Officials warn assault on Goma by Rwandan-backed M23 militia could lead to wider regional conflict
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Videos shared online by residents appear to show M23 rebels patrolling the main streets of Goma.
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Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma

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The UN chief condemned the escalation, calling on Rwanda to halt support for rebels and withdraw.
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9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city

Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said, as the rebels close in on Goma
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Military chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC

Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami Nkuba shot near frontline as advance causes panic among civilian population. The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has died ...
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo

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Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes

Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”
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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the ...
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