MONUSCO operational status raised to counter M23 in eastern DRC as rebels claim Goma
The M23 advance on North Kivu capital Goma, first reported last week, saw the United Nations (UN) mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) activate a quick reaction force (QRF), two battalions, a Special Forces platoon and an artillery battery to counter the offensive.
M23 rebels seen in centre of Goma, DRC, despite UN demand for them to leave, witnesses say
M23 vows to defend Tutsi interests, particularly against ethnic Hutu militias such as the FDLR, which was founded by Hutus who fled Rwanda after participating in the 1994 genocide of more than 800 000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
Rebels enter centre of Congo's Goma after claiming capture of city
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese M23 rebels entered the centre of the eastern city of Goma on Monday, two witnesses said, hours after they claimed to have seized the city despite the United Nations Security Council demanding an end to the offensive.
Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC say they have taken control of Goma
The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired
M23 rebels capture Goma, call for calm
The AFC/M23 rebels early Monday, January 27, announced that they captured Goma, the capital of eastern DR Congo's North Kivu Province. The rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired.
Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Claim Control of Goma; Gunshots Heard, Fear Among Civilians
Goma: Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have seized eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma prompting residents to flee as fighting intensified, despite the UN Security Council's calls for the insurgents to pull back.
DRC conflict | M23 rebels capture DRC's city of Goma
M23 rebels claim they have taken control of Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma is home to over a million people, and tens of thousands have fled to nearby towns. Thirteen foreign soldiers,
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