Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo's largest city
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.
Congo's M23 Rebels Control Goma Airport, Diplomatic and Security Sources Say
(Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group has gained control of the airport in the eastern city of Goma, diplomatic and security sources told Reuters. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the AFC rebel alliance that also includes M23, told Reuters that the airport was in their hands.
Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
GOMA: An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma while ...
On Tuesday, the Red Cross said it was "concerned" that Ebola samples held in a laboratory in Goma could spread amid the ...
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, ...
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Congo conflict escalates: Goma Airport seized amid Ebola threat. Tragedy in India. This is what happened in the news overnightIt happened while you were sleeping. Here's what the world agencies reported from Tuesday to Wednesday night. Rebels from the ...
Social media video released on Monday (January 27) captured the sound of gunfire and showed soldiers walking on a paved road ...
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are looking to occupy the major Congolese city of Goma, after previously doing so in 2012 ...
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