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Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu

As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed

By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance in eastern Congo, the U.N. said on Tuesday,

Associated Press · 2d

M23 rebels march through Bukavu, eastern Congo to cheers from some civilians

M23 rebels march through the centre of eastern Congo’s second largest city early Sunday as some onlookers cheer their arrival.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo Rebels Promise Security in Bukavu After Looting

Smoke billows from Bukavu Central Prison buildings, a day after the prison break as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced into the centre of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer (Reuters) - Residents of eastern Congo's second-largest city on Monday surveyed the aftermath of widespread looting that accompanied the arrival of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who have pledged to restore order.

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Children executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN says

Three children were executed by the Rwanda-backed M23 after they donned weapons and uniforms abandoned by the Congolese army ...

National Catholic Reporter15h

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 ...

AllAfrica.com on MSN2h

Congo-Kinshasa: Injured Seek Treatment From MSF-Supported Hospitals in Bukavu Amid Fighting

Interview - Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the ...

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 ...

The New York Times3d

In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City

This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...

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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 ...

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Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's ...

The Washington Post3d

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 ...

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U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children

Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...

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