M23 and government. forces. Zones occupied. by M23. 200 km. kinshasa. Rwanda. Lake Kivu. Map data: OSM, NASA. Sources: military and humanitari ...

The last two towns before Goma, a provincial capital in Congo’s east, have just fallen to M23 rebels. They last captured the city in 2012.

Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo's eastern provincial ...

Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. The rebel group has been making significant advances in recent ...

The M23 rebel group’s had advanced quickly toward Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, in recent weeks, displacing hundreds of thousands of people.

Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Civil society and a local politician say rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile region. The security and ...

United Nations experts estimate there are up to 4,000 Rwandan forces in Congo. The rebel group rose to prominence a decade ago when its fighters seized Goma, which borders Rwanda. It derives its ...

Goma, and a strategic entry point into the country's interior. The M23 is one of over 100 armed groups that have been vying for territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda ...

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 170 inmates on death row ... a resident of the eastern city of Goma. Espoir Muhinuka, a human rights activist, warned of the possibility of extrajudicial executions ...