UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, raising the previously cited death toll of 773.
Death toll in Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Goma is at least 900
Fighting last week between government forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the UN health agency has said.
Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, the Rwanda-backed insurgents are intent on showing they can restore order and govern.
Nearly a week after rebels took over the Congolese city of Goma, hospitals are overwhelmed
At least 773 people were killed in the eastern city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday.
Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
Authorities say at least 773 people were killed in the eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma city and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels
People in Goma hope the rebel takeover of their city means an end to the war, at least
A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.
Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya told a briefing in the capital, Kinshasa, adding that the death toll could be higher.
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