M23, DRC and Goma

Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, local authorities say, as M23 rebel fighters close in on the provincial capital,
Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels encircle provincial capital 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 .
M23 Fighters Further Encircle Key DR Congo City Of Goma
The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group fighting government forces has seized a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma.
DRC regional governor killed on front line fighting against M23 rebels
The DRC army and M23 rebels clashed on Friday outside Goma as the United Kingdom, United States and France urged citizens to leave the main city in DRC's volatile east, warning that the situation could deteriorate rapidly.
Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance
Civilians carry their belongings as they flee from the Nzulo camp for the internally displaced to Goma, as fighting intensifies between the M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),
Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, Army Weakness
The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma, which is almost surrounded by fighting.
Fear abounds as M23 fighters close in on DR Congo's Goma
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Streams of displaced people have flocked from Minova,
DR Congo: M23 rebels say North Kivu governor killed
The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels. Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial capital of Goma,
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, ...
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M23 rebels seize key eastern DRC town of Minova
Authorities say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a trade hub for the eastern provincial capital of Goma.
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UN warns Congo’s M23 conflict could spark regional war
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that eastern Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a ...
M23 rebels close in on Goma in Congo
Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the ...
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Crisis in Congo: General's Death & M23 Rebels' Advance
The military governor of DR Congo's North Kivu province, Major General Peter Cirimwami Nkuba, died from gunshot wounds in a ...
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Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
M23 rebels seize Minova, key supply route to Goma Congo, UN accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels Latest fighting displaces over 178,000 people, NGOs suspend activities GOMA, Democratic Republic ...
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Kivus on high alert as M23 rebels march on cities
"The M23's strategy is clearly to suffocate the town of Goma. To date, Goma is surrounded by the M23, and the fear is that ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Guterres Voices Alarm Over M23 Rebel Offensive in DR Congo, 'Devastating Toll' On Civilians
The UN chief on Thursday expressed alarm over a renewed offensive by M23 rebels in recent days in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which is taking a "devastating toll" on civilians.