M23 rebels vow to take DR Congo
M23 Congo rebels have vowed to seize control of the country, including the capital Kinshasa. (AFP) More Coverage "We are now going to Kinshasa. No one will divide this country," said Colonel Vianney...
View ArticleM23 rebels push farther in Congo
African leaders call on them to pull back; U.N. reports rapes, child soldiers James Akena | REUTERS...
View ArticleDR Congo soldiers surrender to M23
Hundreds of government soldiers and police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to rebels at a stadium in Goma, Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri has reported from the scene. The M23 rebel...
View ArticleM23 rebels press forward after east Congo gains
The corpse of a Congolese government soldier lies on a road linking the provisional capital Goma with Sake, in eastern Congo, on Wednesday. The soldier was killed after government forces...
View Article>AP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers
M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo,...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers as residents flee the fighting
M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters...
View ArticleThousands flee fighting as Congo crisis deepens
Click for more photos Refugee crisis looms in Congo Congolese cross the deserted market as they flee after Congolese soldiers and rebel fighters battled for hours over the eastern Congolese town of...
View Article>M23 rebels vow to take Congo, as troops defect
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen defected to the M23 rebels Wednesday, as rebel leaders vowed to take control of all Congo, including the capital Kinshasa. "We are now...
View ArticleM23 rebels vow to take Congo, as troops defect
Congo government policemen, foreground, and civilians gather during a M23 rally in Goma, Congo,on Wednesday. A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the strategic, provincial capital of...
View ArticleAP PHOTOS: M23 rebels battle Congolese soldiers
M23, the eight-month-old rebel group made up of soldiers who defected from the Congolese army, has pushed beyond Goma, the bustling regional capital of eastern Congo, which fell to the fighters...
View ArticleTens of Thousands Flee M23 Fighting Near Goma
GOMA, DRC — Tens of thousands of people fled fighting Thursday near the town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. As fighting raged in the hills above the town of Sake, west of Goma,...
View Article>Residents flee possible violence in Congo's Sake
SAKE, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of residents in the eastern Congo towns of Sake and Minova walked toward a nearby village on Saturday to avoid more fighting between rebels and the army, who they accuse of...
View ArticleRebels in Congo make swift progress
November 23, 2012 -- Updated 1104 GMT (1904 HKT) Sake, Democratic Republic of Congo (CNN) -- Anti-government rebels are making quick progress in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
View ArticleDRC Army Accused of Abuses During Retreat from M23
MINOVA, DRC — Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say soldiers from the Congolese army have been looting homes and raping residents in towns under their control, as they retreat from...
View ArticleCongo Rebels Advance South as Regional Leaders Ready Summit
Congolese rebels are advancing south after their capture of the eastern city of Goma two days ago, the United Nations said, as African leaders prepared to hold a summit to discuss the crisis in the...
View ArticleDR Congo rebels push forward
A rebel group seeking to overthrow the Congolese government has focused its aim on seizing the strategic eastern town of Bukavu, which would mark the biggest gain in rebel territory in nearly a...
View ArticleCongo fires army chief after rebel seizure of Goma
Congo's president has suspended the army's chief of staff, following the publication of a United Nations report which reveals that Gen. Gabriel Amisi oversaw a criminal network selling arms to rebels...
View ArticleLeaders call for end to Congo rebel advance
SAKE, Congo (AP) — Regional leaders meeting in Uganda on Saturday called for an end to the advance by M23 rebels toward Congo's capital, and also urged the Congolese government to sit down with rebel...
View ArticleM23 rebels vow to take Congo, as troops defect
Pressing ahead with their seizure of cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the M23 rebels said Wednesday they are fighting to control all of the country and to topple President Joseph Kabila's...
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