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.
What is happening in east Congo? And who are the M23 rebels?
M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous Tutsi-led revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic Tutsi-led insurgents to take up arms against Congolese forces. It launched the current rebellion in 2022.
M23, which refers to the March 23, 2009, accord that ended a previous revolt in eastern Congo, is the latest group of ethnic ...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Security Council Sunday night condemned strongly ongoing advances by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced the capture of Goma city in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic ...
A three-year insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich east has intensified since the start of this year, ...
Congolese M23 rebels entered the centre of the eastern city of Goma, two witnesses said, hours after they claimed to have ...
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M23 Enters Goma"It was a terrible night," local sources told Fides from Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was conquered today, January 27, by the rebels of the ...
With M23 rebels attacking the town of Sake and threatening Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, United Nations ...
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