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M23 rebellion, Democratic Republic of Congo

A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled

NZULO, Congo — The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on Goma on the border with Rwanda.

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Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route

The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a local governor and a rebel leader said on Tuesday as the army reported fighting on all fronts.

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Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the eastern town of Minova, according to various sources. The fall of the city puts the rebels within 40km (25 miles) of provincial capital, Goma - a key city that lies close to the border with Rwanda.

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Rwanda: DR Congo Govt Diverting Attention From Real Terrorist Threat - Nduhungirehe

The Great Lakes region continues to face the threat of terrorism, particularly from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a DR Congo-based Ugandan terror group affiliated to the Islamic State, foreign ...

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Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination of the Great Lakes Region's mineral ...

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Everyone is allowed to deal with rebels in DR Congo, except Rwanda – Kagame

Instead, he argued, they have found Rwanda to be an easier scapegoat, while covering up what he described as historical causes. “This eastern Congo problem, which I have in the past indicated is ...

Congolese Army Confirms 'Breakthrough' By M23 Fighters In East: Statement

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.

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