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Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in east

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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N. officials reported violence,

Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time

M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.

Conflict in Congo over Rwanda-backed rebels

Protesters have attacked embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kinshasa over Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in Goma. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent for The New York Times, joins CBS News with the latest.

Rebels Say They Have Taken DR Congo City

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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces.

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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.

The World Tonight - Rebels edge closer to taking key city in Democratic Republic of Congo - BBC Sounds

Fighters from the M23 rebel group have entered Goma – a major city in the east of DRC. Read more

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Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital

Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city Goma on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to ...

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Protesters Attack Embassies in Congo Amid Fury Over Rebel Violence

Many blame the United States, France and other allies for allowing neighboring Rwanda to fuel a conflict in the country’s east.

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‘No safe place to go’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city

The M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest wars, which ...

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Congo rebel gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say

A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, ...

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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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'Not safe anymore': Congolese flee violence to Rwanda

Clutching their possessions in a chilly field, Congolese refugees told AFP on Tuesday they had no option but to flee to ...

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