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Fire and fury: the intense fight for DRC's Goma
Congolese forces meanwhile retreated towards central Goma. The UN peacekeepers, aware of the army collapse, stopped fighting and switched focus to protecting civilians. As night fell, the streets were ...
Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
The BBC meets residents of Goma following the rebel takeover and those being forced by the M23 to leave camps.
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Congo’s Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
The main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has become a battleground since fighters from the Tutsi-led M23 armed group and Rwandan forces entered central Goma on Sunday night after a ...
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Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
On Sunday night, the rebels called on Congo’s army to surrender their arms and present themselves at a local stadium by 3 a.m. or they would take the city. The Uruguayan army, who are in Goma serving ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
marching in the heat and through the night along roads with heavy traffic, clinging to their babies, clothes and other belongings on their backs and heads. Goma is a key location in the conflict ...
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Congo's Rwanda-backed rebels say they have taken control of key eastern city of Goma
On Sunday night, the rebels called on Congo's army to surrender their arms and present themselves at a local stadium by 3 a.m. or they would take the city.The Uruguayan army, which is in Goma ...