All posts tagged "rebels"
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9WorldRebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
A rebel militia backed by Rwanda has announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a...
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8WorldThousands flee as M23 rebels close in on key city of Goma
Tens of thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are fleeing towns in the east of the country as rebel...
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14WorldRebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub
Associated Press — Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key...
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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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8WorldUN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive | Armed Groups News
Antonio Guterres urges the M23 rebels to immediately cease all hostile actions as thousands of civilians flee Goma in eastern DRC. United...
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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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11WorldRwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city | Global development
Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help rebels...
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13International9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city
GOMA, Congo — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed group, the U.N. said,...
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12InternationalYemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International...
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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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Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels close in around Goma
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and...
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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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Southern rebels loom large as Syria’s new rulers try to form a national army
NAWA, Syria (AP) — As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials...
