Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launch new offensive in DRC

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 07:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Clashes break ceasefire days before Rwandan and Congolese presidents attend crisis summit

Rebels of the M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces have launched a new offensive in the eastern Democrati…

Death toll in Congo uprising nears 3,000 including scores of female inmates who were raped and burned alive with their children when women's jail was stormed: Corpses pile up in streets as Rwanda-backed rebels go on rampage

found 2025 › Feb › 05 (Wed) @ 19:53 UTC

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Hundreds of women were sexually assaulted before being butchered during a mass jail break from the Munzenze jail last week, as M23 fighters clashed with the Congolese army during deadly gun battles.

Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 declares unilateral ceasefire in DRC

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 07:19 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Announcement came after UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in fighting between the rebels and DR Congo forces in eastern city of Goma

The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the key cit…

Displaced people in DR Congo face uncertain future after fleeing Goma

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 16:22 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

More than 100,000 people left Kanyaruchinya camp following M23 takeover of the city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Displaced people face uncertain future after fleeing Goma

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 11:48 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

More than 100,000 people left Kanyaruchinya camp following M23 takeover of the city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting

found 2025 › Feb › 02 (Sun) @ 21:49 UTC

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Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels captured city of Goma

The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has been bl…

At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23

found 2025 › Feb › 01 (Sat) @ 23:33 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity …

Another major war is looming – and western support for Rwanda is fuelling it | Dino Mahtani

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are seizing control of areas within the DRC. This will only escalate unless western governments act

As if this world needs more bloodshed, here comes another major war knocki…

‘I curse this war’: hunger and fear in Goma after rebel takeover

found 2025 › Jan › 31 (Fri) @ 15:53 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

M23 rebel group swept into Congolese city after a rapid advance in recent weeks

People living in Goma on the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s eastern border with Rwanda have spoken of their fear and…

M23 rebels push south from Goma as DRC leader calls for military recruits

found 2025 › Jan › 30 (Thu) @ 20:31 UTC

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Rebels ‘here in Goma to stay’ and Rwandan official says advance will continue amid fears of regional war

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has pushed south from Goma, the border city in eastern Democr…