GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the ...

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Who are the rebels and what do they want? The M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo, where a decades-long conflict has raged. The group, made up ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decadeslong conflict.

As we walked on the road in front of the United Nations' main base, we stepped around fatigues, rounds and helmets once belonging to the Congolese army fighting the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally released 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. They had signaled Friday night ...

“So you have nobody to trust.” Her fears encapsulated those of many Congolese uprooted by the M23 rebels’ violence over the years. Already. more than 1,200 Congolese — including some surre ...

At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been killed in clashes with M23 rebels, United Nations officials said. The leader of a rebel alliance that includes the M23 ...

Thousands of former fighters from the Philippines’ biggest Muslim separatist group remain armed and unaccounted for, prompting fears of unrest in a region already marred by political tension and ...

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo were moving south on Wednesday towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, apparently bidding ...