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M23 addresses crowds in captured DR Congo city, as fighters advance
Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public meeting since seizing the ...
UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Friday to a text presented by Congo that “firmly condemns” support of rebel fighters ...
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...
Uganda Sends 1,000 More Soldiers to East Congo Near M23 Conflict, Sources Say
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the ...
Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...
Greek Reporter1d
Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death in Congo Jailbreak
According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.
The Washington Post6d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Last year, Makenga’s M23 joined Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance and with Nangaa ... when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full ...
SFGate6d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
With Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance as the “political ... and regional peacekeepers and mercenaries from Europe. M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. estimates.
U.S. News & World Report6d
As M23 Rebel Group Advances in Congo, a New Leader Signals a Shift in Its Identity
M23 forcing local alliances in Congo Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full integration into the Congolese army ...
Newsday6d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
M23 has about 6,500 fighters, according to U.N. estimates ... refugees from elsewhere in east Africa — had been violated by Congo’s government. Led by Makenga, a Congolese Tutsi, M23 took ...