Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key …
1 day ago · Rwandan-backed armed group M23 has seized Goma, the biggest city in the country's east, and is advancing south as volunteers and the struggling Congolese army attempt to beat them back.
The Fall of Goma: All You Need to Know - military.africa
1 day ago · The defense of Goma was poorly coordinated. The entities entrusted with defending the city were the Congolese Army (FARDC), Romanian mercenaries, and UN Peacekeepers bolstered by South African troops under the Southern Africa Development Council (SADC). Things unraveled quickly, and within one week, M23 was in control of Goma.
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
Jan 31, 2025 · South Africa said 13 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with rebels as they were trying to stop the advance on Goma. Three Malawian soldiers have also been killed.
Goma jailbreak: More than 100 women raped and burned alive in …
2 days ago · Although 14 South Africans have been killed, President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to keep his forces in the country. Back in Goma, w h ere residents are adapting to life under the M23 , there are ...
Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
1 day ago · On Wednesday, M23 broke a unilateral cease-fire it had declared days earlier and captured a village in Goma’s neighboring province of South Kivu. A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda ...
Goma under the M23: BBC visits DR Congo city under rebel control
4 days ago · The rebels are now reported to be moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, and have vowed to reach the capital, Kinshasa, even though it is 2,600km (1,600 miles) away. For now, Goma ...
DR Congo conflict: At least 700 killed since Sunday, says UN - BBC
Jan 31, 2025 · The UN estimates another 2,800 were injured as M23 rebels captured the eastern city of Goma. ... Sadc has sent peacekeeping troops, primarily from South Africa, to DR Congo to combat armed groups ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
Jan 28, 2025 · “Goma is a strategic and highly symbolic city with an international airport, as well as proximity to Rwanda and Lake Kivu, opening the easy path with South Kivu,” he said.
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
Jan 30, 2025 · South Kivu gripped by fear. After capturing much of Goma, the rebels were advancing toward South Kivu’s provincial capital, Bukavu, causing fear and panic among residents, witnesses said Thursday. Néné Bintou, a civil society leader, said gunshots and explosions were heard in Mukwinja, a captured town 86 miles (135 kilometers) from Bukavu.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
Jan 28, 2025 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region …