Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ...
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and ...
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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...
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M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo
The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125km (78 miles) northwest of eastern DRC’s largest city, Goma, which the M23 rebels seized in January. Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani, reporting from ...
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M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire
The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125 km (80 miles) northwest of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city Goma, which the rebels seized in January, and puts them within 400 km ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels make gains in DR Congo’s mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured a third major town in the ... The group already controls the city of Goma in North Kivu province and Bukavu in South Kivu province. The latest conquest comes ...
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DR Congo crisis: M23 rebels say Congolese army coalition stance delaying withdraw from Walikale
Contrary to what was earlier announced, the Congolese army (FARDC) and its coalition forces have not withdrawn their attack drones from the town of Walikale, a situation that is delaying the ...
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DR Congo crisis: M23 rebels pull out of Walikale
In line with a unilateral ceasefire declared on February 22, and to support peace initiatives aimed at fostering conditions conducive to political dialogue and addressing the root causes of the ...