Supported by between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to the United Nations, Congolese rebels managed to enter the ...
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
They poured out of the countryside and into the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. M23 rebels, backed by Congo’s neighbor Rwanda, were attacking. Goma was under siege.
Goma, in North Kivu in eastern Congo, has fallen. The M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan forces, have claimed control of the town. Chaos reigns. The prison is on fire following a major escape.
On Thursday, the rebels seized Sake, a town only 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Goma, sending panic surging as concerns mounted that the city could soon fall. Earlier in the week, they captured ...
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub ...
Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the ...