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Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 14, 2025 06:22pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Feb 14, 2025 01:00pm |
| Description | Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after a rapid advance south in recent days.
M23 fighters entered the city’s Kazingu and Bagira zone and late on Friday were advancing towards the centre of the city of about 1 million people. Gunfire rang out but the rebel forces encountered little resistance. Shops and businesses had long closed, and frightened civilians fled.
Bukavu previously fell to soldiers who deserted the Congolese army in 2004 and the capture of the city would in effect give the M23 total control of the Lake Kivu area.
Hours earlier, the rebels seized the airport in the town of Kavumu, where Congolese troops had been positioned. |
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