Goma, DR Congo, Jan 28, 2025 (AFP) - War-battered eastern DRC ravaged by new conflict

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2025-01-28
Goma, the main city in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, is set to fall to the M23 armed group and Rwandan army -- the latest upheaval in a region devastated by three decades of war. The blitzkrieg on Goma has been led by Rwandan soldiers and the M23 ("March 23 Movement") armed group, which had wrested control of the city in late 2012 before being driven out. The M23, estimated to be 3,000 strong, has seen a spectacular revival......
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