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DRC Terror Crisis: ISIS Claims 60 Christians Slaughtered in Sick Easter Attack

ISIS has claimed responsibility for an Easter attack in north-eastern Congo, saying 60 Christians were killed in a raid that left homes and vehicles in ruins.

International Business Times UK

Bomb explosion kills over 30 in eastern Congo after army clashes with pro-government militia

A bomb explosion has killed more than 30 people and wounded 20 others in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Failed truce intensifies conflict in DRC as UN warns of record hunger crisis

A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group of reinforcing its military positions in North and South Kivu provinces.

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M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.

Al Jazeera

Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers

Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east

The Independent UK

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.

Al Jazeera

Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels encircle provincial capital Goma

Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and government forces intensify. The Rwanda-backed armed group has captured a string of towns over the last few days, encircling the provincial capital Goma. Several Western countries have called…

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DR Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels, but fighting persists

Despite recent military gains, eastern DRC remains mired in conflict, mainly as a result of the M23 rebellion.

Al Jazeera

‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict

Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive’ one, hopes for dialogue with Kinshasa.

Al Jazeera

‘We are all on the front line’: DR Congo’s young women rebels take on M23

Self-defence militias called the Wazalendo are taking up arms against the M23 group that’s launching attacks in DRC.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda says Congo soldier killed after crossing border and opening fire

Rwandan soldiers shot dead a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and shot at security forces on Friday, triggering a brief exchange of fire between the two sides, Rwanda's defence ministry said.

Reuters

Hundreds flee gunshots on outskirts of key east Congo city Goma

Hundreds of civilians fled a town near the major eastern Congo city of Goma on Thursday after heavy gunfire that raised fears of M23 rebels advancing into the area.

Reuters

DRC army backed rebel groups that abused civilians, says rights group

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says it has credible evidence that army units in the Democratic Republic of Congo backed armed groups that were implicated in serious abuses during fighting with rebels in the east of the country.

Radio France Internationale

‘Anything to stop the massacres’: peace still eludes DRC as armed groups proliferate

After years of conflict between the DR Congo’s ineffective army, rebel forces and local militias, can Uganda’s entry into the war bring peace?

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