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Congo rebels close in on eastern city of Goma

Congo’s M23 rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma

Rwandan-backed rebels captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo early Monday, according to a press release by the M23 rebel movement. The city's capture came following a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons.

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Congo rebels close in on the eastern city of Goma

STORY: Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday closed in on eastern Congo's largest city of Goma……forcing thousands of civilians to flee, and grounding flights from the local airport as government forces battled to stop the rebels from seizing the city.

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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo left six United Nations peacekeepers dead, UN officials said Saturday.

Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwanda forces close in

Gunshots rang out Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city of Goma, AFP journalists heard, after the ...

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Panic spreads in eastern Congo's largest city as rebels battling the army close in around Goma

GOMA, Congo — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...

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Fighting reaches the outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...

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Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma