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 ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN3d
M23 & Rwanda are trying to redraw the map and it's all about to blow
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...
The New York Times12d
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
Map locates Goma, Bukavu ... On the other side of the conflict is M23, a militia with decades of experience in eastern Congo and backed by as many as 4,000 well-armed, well-trained Rwandan ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
Blasts at M23 Rally in Eastern Congo Kill 11, Wound 65, Rebel Leader Says
Blasts at M23 Rally in Eastern Congo Kill 11, Wound 65, Rebel Leader Says (Reuters) - Explosions at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu killed 11 ...
U.S. News & World Report24d
Burundi Troops Withdraw in Eastern Congo as M23 Rebels Expand Reach, Sources Say
Burundi Troops Withdraw in Eastern Congo as M23 Rebels Expand Reach, Sources Say (Reuters) -Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate ...
Fox News25d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and ...