M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu
Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in ...
Congo rebels promise security in Bukavu after looting
Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the ...
The New York Times6d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
Panic and fear in city of Bukavu in eastern DR Congo as rebels advance
Panic swept through Bukavu on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say
Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels ...
CNN7d
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
The DRC government has not confirmed the claimed takeover. CNN has approached authorities for comment on the rebels’ claims. Bukavu resident Elie Cirhuza told CNN he saw M23 fighters on the ...
National Catholic Reporter4d
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
The Washington Post6d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order ...
The Washington Post8d
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground gained since a major ...