As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
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In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
Rwanda’s Proxy War? M23 Rebels Capture Bukavu as Congo Accuses Kigali of Expansionism
The DRC government has accused Rwanda of orchestrating the offensive, citing M23’s military precision and advanced weaponry ...
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after M23 rebels reached its outskirts, ...
M23 rebels troops seize key city Bukavu amid mounting fears of Congo’s disintegration
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east, and are ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say
Families remained indoors and shops remained closed as M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu — a city of about 1.3 million people that lies 63 miles (101 kilometers) south of Goma ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...
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Traffic resumes on Lake Kivu amid M23 advances in DR Congo
Traffic on Lake Kivu between Bukavu and Goma, two provincial capitals in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), resumed Tuesday after weeks of suspension due to clashes in Goma.The ...