Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it struggles to halt a rebel advance.
DR Congo: Burundi Reportedly Withdraws Troops, M23 Marches Towards Butembo | Firstpost Africa | N18G
Burundi Reportedly Withdraws Troops, M23 Marches Towards Butembo | Firstpost Africa | N18G Reports suggest that Burundi has reportedly begun withdrawing its troops from the DR Congo’s east, in a fresh blow to Kinshasa.
Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...
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M23 Rebels March Towards South Kivu's Bukavu, Burundi Warns Rwanda | Firstpost Africa | N18G As the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN ...
They went to hunt down Burundian rebels but are now supporting Kinshasa's army in battles against the M23. Relations between Rwanda and Burundi are hostile. The two countries have a similar ethnic ...
“It will increase the risk of regional war, especially with Burundi,” Fred Bauma, the executive director of Ebuteli, a research group specializing on Congo, said about Bukavu’s fall. Now ...
As Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue to make significant advances in eastern DRC, having captured the cities of Goma and ...
Geneva: Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi ...
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