M23 rebels, backed by Congo’s neighbor Rwanda, were attacking. Goma was under siege. But bombs were falling to the north and west. People had nowhere to go but the city. They were caught in a trap.

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of ...

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates ...

The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 KAMPALA, Uganda -- After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took ...

NZULO, Congo — The M23 rebel group's advance toward eastern Congo's largest city has displaced over 178,000 people in the past two weeks, the United Nations said, as the fighters closed in on ...

M23 rebels seized the town of Minova in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma, authorities said Tuesday. The move led to an ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group's ...

As M23 Rebel Group Advances in Congo, a New Leader Signals a Shift in Its Identity KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this ...

Forcing political negotiations is “a smart move” for the rebels, “the only path out of this crisis,” he added. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda ...