Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an ...
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Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
DAILY POST reports that Walikale is the farthest west the rebels have reached in a swift advance since January that has already overrun eastern Congo’s two largest cities. The town of no fewer ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country's mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ceasefire ...
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M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire
The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125 km (80 miles) northwest of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city Goma, which the rebels seized in January, and puts them within 400 km ...
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Congo Rebels Dismiss Ceasefire Calls, Capture Strategic Town
Walikale is the farthest west the rebels have reached in a advance that had already overrun eastern Congo's two largest cities since January. The town of 15,000 people fell after fighting on ...