Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, as they seized control of the nearby airport of Kavumu, prompting Congolese troops to withdraw in some areas.
Conflict Erupts as M23 Rebels Advance in Eastern Congo
M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, have advanced from Goma toward Bukavu, a major city in eastern Congo. The conflict, rooted in historical ethnic tensions and resource control, has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced over a million people.
M23 rebels have captured Kavumu airport near Bukavu, intensifying conflict in eastern DR Congo despite international ...
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said. M23 fighters met little resistance as they seized the region's main ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRCThe past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...
Rwanda has repeatedly provoked such situations for many years, and there have not been any countermeasures taken,’ says Felix ...
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