KINSHASA, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Peter Cirimwami, the military governor of North Kivu, a province under a state of siege in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), died amid violent hostilities and advances by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, authorities confirmed on Friday.

Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have caused further mass displacement in the mineral-rich region, with fears that the regional capital Goma could come under attack,

The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died from injuries suffered on the frontline during an offensive by M23 rebels in the east, a government source and an internal UN report seen by Reuters confirmed on Friday.

Recent clashes between government forces and M23 have forced thousands of residents to flee provincial capital Goma - Anadolu Ajansı

UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces.

The Congolese army says several towns that fell to armed groups in the eastern North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces.

The United Nations is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The concerns come as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces,

The Congolese army said on Tuesday that M23 fighters had made a "breakthrough" in the east of the country after the armed group seized Minova, a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma.

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces intensify. The Rwanda-backed armed group has captured

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the worsening violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already displaced 237,000 people this year.

Türkiye has offered to provide any kind of support that could influence parties to the Congo conflict to end the war.

Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma.