Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC declare a unilateral ceasefire
The city of 2 million people is at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in mineral wealth and remains in rebel ...
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DRC Conflict | Discussion | SA soldiers accused of fighting along with Hutus
This is one of the claims as South African soldiers have been caught up in a fight between rebels from the M23 who are backed ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Goma, Congo — Rwandan-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a city 60 miles (96 kilometers) from ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...
Crisis in Congo: Over 900 dead, nearly 2,900 injured in Goma as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten grip
The World Health Organization said that at least 900 bodies were recovered from the streets of Goma as of last Friday ...
Unilateral ceasefire declared by rebels who seized eastern Congo city of Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian ...
Rwanda's Kagame defiant on criticism of east Congo offensive; rebels push south
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country's role in eastern ...
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after the M23 rebels say they captured the major ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city
Rwanda has claimed the Tutsis are being persecuted by Hutus and former militias responsible for the 1994 genocide of 800,000 Tutsis and others in Rwanda. Many Hutus fled into Congo after the genocide.
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
A rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had seized the lakeside city of more than 2 million ...
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Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
The chaotic situation with the M23 has its roots in ethnic conflict, stretching back decades to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, when 800,000 Tutsis and others were killed by Hutus and former militias.
Rwanda's Kagame slams criticism of east Congo offensive as rebels push south
President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...