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Goma, Congo and M23 rebellion

The New York Times · 6h

‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive

Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead.

East Congo City of Goma Rushes to Bury Bodies

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously

The Washington Post · 15h

Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

East Congo City of Goma Rushes to Bury Bodies After Rebel Offensive

Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis, Congo's communications minister Patrick Muyaya said late on Monday.

Anadolu Ajansi9m

Humanitarian situation in Goma remains dire despite ceasefire

M23 claims its fight is driven by grievances about alleged discrimination against Tutsi communities in the region - Anadolu ...

7h

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...

The Daily Star1h

At least 2,900 dead in M23 capture of east DRC's Goma: UN

Clashes last week in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, which saw the M23 armed group and Rwandan forces seize control, have ...

3hon MSN

Congo Mass Murder: Hundreds of Women Raped and Burnt Alive in Goma's Munzenze Prison Amid Political Crisis

Goma: Congo has been witnessing a massive political crisis with Rwanda-backed rebels capturing the city of Goma and another ...

Hosted on MSN14h

DRC: Goma residents split on M23 ceasefire announcement

Reactions in Goma remain mixed. While some residents welcome the move as a step toward peace, others express deep skepticism ...

Goma Call For Peace campaign launched at St George’s Cathedral

“As conflict continues to rage in Goma, the lives of innocent people, especially women and children, are at stake,” said war ...

3d

Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC

United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...

2d

Families search for their loved ones in Goma morgue

Outside the morgue at Goma’s North Kivu Provincial Hospital on Monday, Red Cross workers piled bodies into a large truck.

Al Jazeera on MSN2d

Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover

Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.

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