M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the city's distant outskirts and hundreds of wounded civilians were brought in to the main hospital from the area of the fighting.
Panic in Goma: M23 Rebels Advance Amid Mounting Humanitarian Crisis
In eastern Congo, panic grips Goma as M23 rebels advance, capturing nearby towns. Goma, a key regional hub, faces heightened conflict, displacing over 7 million. Accusations against Rwanda for backing M23 persist as international bodies urge restraint.
Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing ...
Displaced Congolese make their way along the road leading to the centre of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, as the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continues to gain ground.
The Congolese army acknowledged on 21 January the advance of M23 rebels in South Kivu province. Backed by Rwanda’s army, the ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, ...
Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo's eastern provincial ...
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