Children executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN says
Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu ...
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Burundi's Alleged Troop Withdrawal Stirs Tensions amid M23 Rebel Advances
Claims of Burundi withdrawing troops from eastern Congo amid M23 rebel advances create tension, with Burundian military denying such moves. The UN accuses M23 of executing children, worsening civilian ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
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M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
In theory, M23 is fighting to protect the Rwandophone community in eastern Congo (particularly the Tutsi community). Under the Alliance Fleuve Congo – the political wing of the M23 rebellion ...
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...
UN condemns 'summary execution' of children by M23 rebels in Congo as 'total chaos' grips country
Government troops clashed with their allied militias as they attempted to retreat from a key city, as a major rebel group ...