2025 Goma offensive - Wikipedia
3 days ago · The Goma offensive is an ongoing military campaign launched by the March 23 Movement (M23) Congolese rebel group against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The fighting is part of the larger M23 offensive in the North and South Kivu provinces of the DRC, which resumed in October 2024 after a pause. During January 2025, the M23 rebel group made a rapid ...
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
1 day ago · The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airport
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda's …
1 day ago · M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army (FRDC), at Gisenyi border point in Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after the M23 rebels advanced into eastern Congo’s capital Goma.
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
22 hours ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured …
2 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — 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. Analysts said the M23 fighters aimed to control the city of about 2 million people and perhaps other areas in the region nearly 1,000 miles from the Congolese capital. It marks a ...
What is M23, the Rebels That Seized Goma in Eastern Congo?
1 day ago · The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of fighting.
Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
2 days ago · The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army.
M23 Rebels Claim Takeover of Goma, Congo’s Largest City
3 days ago · The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says the Rwanda-backed rebels’ advance constitutes a “declaration of war."
‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma
3 days ago · Gunfire rang out across parts of Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had seized it despite the United ...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Feb 11, 2024 · Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.