M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern DRC

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M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern DRC

BUKAVU, Democratic Reupblic of Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers. On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late Januar…

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M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels patrol major intersections in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province.

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City of Bukavu in eastern DR Congo at standstill after takeover by M23 rebels

Residents trying to resume daily lives amid precarious calm in provincial capital of South Kivu province - Anadolu Ajansı

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M23 Rebels Tighten Grip on Eastern DRC, Seizing Strategic Bukavu - Rwanda Denies Involvment

On Sunday, February 16, 2025, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered Bukavu, a strategic city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking their most significant territorial gain since their resurgence in 2022. Witnesses confirmed the rebels seized the South Kivu provincial administrative office and Kavumu airport with little resistance from Congolese forces. This advance underscores […]

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DRC: Rebel-held territory expands with capture of Bukavu

Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, stood in front of the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu and told residents they have been living in a “jungle"

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On Sunday, 16 February, the M23 armed group entered the provincial capital of South Kivu, Bukavu. Its staggering advance in the Kivus is questioning the future of the region. Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands are displaced.