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M23 rebels abduct over 130 patients from hospitals in eastern DR Congo, UN says
The abductions come as the Rwanda-backed group continues its rapid military expansion in eastern DR Congo, seizing key cities and escalating one of the most intense conflicts in over a decade. View on
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second 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.
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 province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, says.
Blasts at M23 rally in eastern Congo kill 11, wound 65, rebel leader says
Explosions at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu killed 11 people and wounded 65 others, Corneille Nangaa, head of the rebel alliance that includes M23,
Bukavu in ruins as M23 rebels seize control of DR Congo’s South Kivu
Bukavu rises from chaos, but scars remain. Looters and rebels left devastation, yet merchants return, clinging to hope. As M23 advances, fear grips the region—will peace hold, or is worse to come?
M23 rebels abduct 130 hospital patients, UN says
M23 rebels abduct 130 patients from Goma hospitals, UN reports M23's advance linked to Rwanda's 1994 genocide spillover Rwanda denies backing M23, claims self-defence against Hutu militias Thank you for reading Nation.
Congo rebels abduct 130 hospital patients in 'deeply distressing' conflict escalation
M23 rebels have stormed hospitals in Congo, abducting patients in a move that has left the world in shock and disbelief.
Newly appointed rebel authorities in eastern Congo bury blast victims
Twelve victims of a deadly blast at a rally last week in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were laid to rest on ...
M23 rebels troops seize key city Bukavu amid mounting fears of Congo’s disintegration
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east, and are supported by some 4,000 troops from neighbouring Rwanda, according to the U.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the "old regime." Associated Press journalists witnessed scores of residents cheering on the ...
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M23 rebels threaten to advance on Bukavu as fighting flares
"The situation in Bukavu is deteriorating dangerously. Our compatriots are continually being killed and pillaged," Lawrence Kanyuka, a spokesperson for a rebel alliance that includes M23 ...
At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders’ rally, rebels say
Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
from Bukavu, which is the capital of South Kivu province. Government officials and civil society leaders did not immediately comment.Kavumu airport became a target after the M23 rebels seized ...
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M23 continues massive recruitment drive in Bukavu
The AFC/M23 recruits with complete transparency, rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka, said in a post on X, on Friday, February 28, a day after “a terrorist attack” at a rebel rally in Bukavu, the ...
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Eleven killed after explosions at M23 rally in Bukavu
The details on the cause of explosions were still scanty but the government of the DRC was already trading accusations with the rebels. Kinshasa promptly accused a ‘foreign army’ of rocking the rally ...