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Goma, Congo and M23 rebellion

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. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who captured Goma declared a ceasefire on Monday and largely upheld it,

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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

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Congo rushes to bury war victims amid momentary Goma cease-fire

Rebels in Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, observed a cease-fire Tuesday, allowing residents to hastily bury around 2,000 victims of last

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Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.

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More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Hundreds of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over the city.

AOL · 1h

Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak, UN peacekeeping chief Vivian van de Perre said.

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ICC Scrutinizes Turmoil in Congo as Rebel Conflict Escalates

ICC prosecutors are monitoring developments in the Democratic Republic of Congo, focusing on Rwandan-backed rebels' ...

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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

GOMA, Congo — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo, as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed ...

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War crimes tribunal closely monitoring Congo bloodshed

International Criminal Court prosecutors said on Wednesday they were closely monitoring events in Democratic Republic of ...

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Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo

The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a ...

Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover

The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...

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Congo requests emergency session of UN Human Rights Council on Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo has requested an emergency session of the U.N. Human Rights Council to discuss the situation ...

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