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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?
Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma ... the region nearly 1,000 miles from the Congolese capital. The rebels' offensive has sent hundreds of ...
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 ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider regional war.
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
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It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday ... neighboring countries and towards the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers ...
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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels captured a key city?
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma ... announced their intentions to march on the capital, Kinshasa, nearly 1,000 miles (around ...