Fighting in Congo leaves 13 dead, prompts emergency UN meeting
The insecurity has deepened a dire humanitarian situation with 400,000 more people forced to flee their homes this year, according to the United Nations refugee agency.
SANDF Soldiers Killed Fighting M23 Rebels in Eastern DRC, Mzansi Says: “Bring Our Soldiers Home”
The SANDF confirmed that nine members were killed by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but citizens are questioning why they are stationed there.
International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead. M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma.
DR Congo: Peacekeepers killed in heavy fighting with M23
South Africa’ s military said 9 soldiers were killed, Malawi and Uruguay also reported deaths. The M23 advance on Goma in the eastern DRC was reportedly repelled.South Africa, Malawi and Uruguay on Saturday announced that soldiers from their respctive armies were killed as they battled to halt the advance of M23 rebel fighters in eastern Democratic
Nine SANDF soldiers killed in fierce fighting with M23 rebels in the DRC
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has lost nine soldiers in combat against M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and dozens injured. The South African Department of Defence in a statement on Saturday said the casualties came from two days of fierce fighting amid an M23 push to take Goma.
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the North Kivu province,
Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the M23 group. The South African military said nine of its soldiers died helping to push back a rebel advance on the city of Goma,
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.
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
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Nine South African Soldiers Killed in Battle Against M23
In a statement released on Saturday evening by Dlamini Siphiwe, the army’s head of communication, seven of the dead are under ...
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Minister Angie Motshekga ‘safe’ as DRC conflict intensifies, 7 SANDF members confirmed dead
As South African defence minister Angie Motshekga prepares to jet home from a four-day to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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M23 rebels say North Kivu governor of Democratic Republic of Congo killed
Recent clashes between government forces and M23 have forced thousands of residents to flee provincial capital Goma - Anadolu ...
Hundreds injured as M23 rebels advance on eastern DR Congo’s main city
M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and is a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts.
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M23 Rebels Say North Kivu Governor Killed
The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, ...