Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city

Video: Former DRC police join M23 as rebels advance, while Lubero residents fear imminent attack
Former DRC police join M23 as rebels advance, while Lubero residents fear imminent attack Former DRC police officers in Bukavu have joined M23 rebels and are retraining under their command. Backed by Rwanda,
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, a claim that Rwanda denies. Kigali, in turn, alleges that Kinshasa collaborates with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu armed group with ties to the perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an allegation the DRC rejects.
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels seize key city of Bukavu
AS M23 fighters took hold of the capital of South Kivu province, the African Union warned of a 'balkanization of eastern DRC.'
DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were seen in the centre of eastern Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday, said a local official, a security source and five eyewitnesses.
M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee
M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed. The European Union on Friday summoned Rwanda's ambassador to demand Kigali pull out troops from the country and stop backing the armed group.
Video: M23 targets more territory: Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city
Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continue their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing large areas in recent weeks. Calm is returning to Bukavu after the rebels took control of the city on Sunday,
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Movement (M23) rebels have issued a temporary suspension of services for state employees and officials in the captured city ...
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Thousands of escaped prisoners and looting in Bukavu, DRC, after M23 takeover
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DRC: US sanctions Rwandan minister as Bukavu victims are buried
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After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
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East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated ...
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VOA60 Africa - DRC: Residents of Bukavu increasingly anxious about their basic daily needs
Residents of Bukavu formed long lines outside banks to withdraw cash, a scarce commodity since the M23 rebel group seized control of the city. Last weekend's looting and the rebel group's takeover of ...
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...
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Roundup: DRC president to form unity gov't to tackle security crisis
KINSHASA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" ...