All posts tagged "Congo"
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16World
Rwanda-backed rebels enter outskirts of strategic city in what Congo calls ‘declaration of war’
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels entered the outskirts of eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, on Sunday, causing what the United Nations...
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18InternationalCongo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
GOMA, Congo — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern...
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8WorldMilitary chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo
The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has died from injuries sustained during the army’s...
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8WorldSix peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Associated Press — Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said...
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22WorldM23 rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the M23...
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12InternationalWhat to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
DAKAR, Senegal — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing...
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20WorldRebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations in years...
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80FeaturedIslamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo — At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a...
