Goma, Congo and M23 rebellion

UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels
The United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and senior U.N. officials are calling for the M23 to immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from occupied territories. They have called for the withdrawal of Rwandan forces and a return to the Luanda process of mediation overseen by Angolan President Joao Lourenco.
Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday.
Leader of Congo's rebel alliance say they have taken Goma
(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed fighters closed in on eastern Congo's largest city of Goma on Sunday, forcing thousands of civilians to flee and grounding flights from the local airport as government forces
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power
Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region
US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo
The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan troops and M23 rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a conflict there escalates.
M23 rebels expand control in east Congo as Rwandan leader urges ceasefire
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.
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The Fall of Goma
Once again, the eastern Congolese city of Goma has fallen to the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. The mayhem is certainly real; ...
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DRC demands action against Rwanda from the United Nations Security Council
The Council met on Tuesday for the second time in three days to discuss the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic ...
UN Security Council demands M23 stop offensive in eastern Congo
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M23 rebels seen in centre of Goma, DRC, despite UN demand for them to leave, witnesses say
M23 vows to defend Tutsi interests, particularly against ethnic Hutu militias such as the FDLR, which was founded by Hutus ...
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UNSC condemns M23 advance in Congo, expresses concern about threat posed to Goma
The United Nations Security Council in a statement condemned in the strongest terms the ongoing advances by the M23 in North ...
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Shooting rings out in Congo's Goma after rebels claim city
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo ...
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Goma under siege: Will Africa act before it’s too late to save lives?
With tensions rising and the fear of violence casting a heavy shadow over the city, Goma stands as a ghost town, its streets stripped of the energy that once defined it. The hum of daily life has been ...
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Congo’s M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared to have ...
Leader of Congo’s rebel alliance says they have taken Goma
The three-year insurgency by the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified, and the U.N. warned the violence could spill ...
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma
The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic ...