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Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma

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Gunfire crackles in Congo's Goma, embassies attacked in capital

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Dead bodies lay in the streets, gunfire rang out and hospitals were overwhelmed in east Congo's largest city Goma where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda faced pockets of resistance on Tuesday from army and pro-government militias.

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DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN

There are growing international calls for peace talks to end the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fate of the economic and trading hub Goma is still unclear. UN officials have said the situation is chaotic with fighting continuing in parts of the city.

Courthouse News Service · 4h

Congo’s Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport

In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including those of the U.S., France and Rwanda.

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‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city

Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and mortar fire.

France24 (Video) on MSN · 5h

UN warns of 'worrying' humanitarian crisis in Goma

The United Nations said on January 28 that food assistance in and around Goma had been "paused" and voiced concern over food shortages. France 24's Angela Diffley tells us more.

France 24 on MSN · 6h

UN warns Humanitarian situation in DRC's Goma 'extremely worrying'

The UN has warned the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma was "extremely worrying" amid mass displacement, food shortages, looted aid, overflowing hospitals and widespread sexual violence.

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Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...

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AP PHOTOS: 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 ...

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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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Congo's forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital

Congo's security forces are fighting against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation ...

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