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Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday,

Hosted on MSN · 11h

Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo's largest city

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.

The Boston Globe · 21h

M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire

Much of the beleagured city of Goma was calm early Wednesday morning, after a day during which thousands of fleeing people hunkered down by roadsides as missiles flew and injured people streamed to overwhelmed hospitals.

Congo, Rwanda

U.S. News & World Report · 10h

Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says

Rwanda, which diplomats say backs M23 fighters who seized Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, called on Wednesday for a ceasefire across eastern Congo and for Congo to negotiate with the rebels while denying Rwandan troops were involved.

UPI News on MSN · 18h

U.S. calls for Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda to reach urgent cease-fire

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying Washington was "deeply troubled" by a recent escalation in the fighting.

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Rwanda's Kagame says he agrees with US on need for ceasefire in Congo

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the U.S. government on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Congo but gave no indication of bowing to calls for Rwandan troops and the M23 rebels they support to withdraw from Goma.

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DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...

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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...

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Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east

United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...

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Congo's M23 rebels move south towards Bukavu in new push after Goma seizure

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on Wednesday towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...

Congo president vows ‘resistance’ over rebel seizure of key city

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, speaking publicly for the first time since Rwandan-backed rebels ...

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What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GOMA? After entering Goma on Monday night, the rebels faced pockets of resistance, particularly around ...

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