UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously cited death toll of 773

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At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting since Sunday - UN

Yahoo News - 2d
At least 700 killed in DR Congo fighting since Sunday - UN

The UN estimates another 2,800 were injured as M23 rebels captured the eastern city of Goma.
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M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo

The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airport
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Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma

At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu . Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in DRC? Dead bodies lay on the streets and ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels say they've captured Congo city of Goma

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group claims they've captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The U.N. and other aid agencies report hospitals in the city are overwhelmed ...
CBS News - 6d
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Gunfire rang out Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed rebels said they had seized the city.
NBC News - Jan. 27
Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma

Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
ABC News - Jan. 26
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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Death toll of Haiti gang violence rose to 5,600 in 2024, UN says

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The Guardian - Jan. 7

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