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BBC News - Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebel forces 'withdraw'

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23894783 Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebel forces 'withdraw' 30 August 2013  Last updated at 17:17 M23 fighters in eastern Congo, near Rwanda, have been targeted in an offensive spearheaded by the UN The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has said it will stop fighting, following days of clashes with UN-backed forces. M23 official Museveni Sendugo told the BBC its forces had already pulled back 5km (three miles) from the frontline. Rebel leader Bertrand Bisimwa said the pull-back would allow an independent investigation into how shells fell over the border in Rwanda on Thursday. The Congolese army denies Rwandan accusations it fired the shells. DR Congo and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing the M23, a charge it denies. Their troops have been pounding rebel positions on the Congolese side of the border with Rwanda near the city of Goma since last week. Since the M23 took up arms in 2012, fighting has forced some 800,0...

BBC News - Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebel forces 'withdraw'

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23894783 Democratic Republic of Congo: M23 rebel forces 'withdraw' 30 August 2013  Last updated at 17:17 M23 fighters in eastern Congo, near Rwanda, have been targeted in an offensive spearheaded by the UN The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has said it will stop fighting, following days of clashes with UN-backed forces. M23 official Museveni Sendugo told the BBC its forces had already pulled back 5km (three miles) from the frontline. Rebel leader Bertrand Bisimwa said the pull-back would allow an independent investigation into how shells fell over the border in Rwanda on Thursday. The Congolese army denies Rwandan accusations it fired the shells. DR Congo and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing the M23, a charge it denies. Their troops have been pounding rebel positions on the Congolese side of the border with Rwanda near the city of Goma since last week. Since the M23 took up arms in 2012, fighting has forced some 800,0...

SA warns DRC rebels 'hands off Goma'

http://m.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/SA-warns-DRC-rebels-hands-off-Goma-20130830 SA warns DRC rebels 'hands off Goma' View 40 comments Comment 2013-08-30 15:25 Pretoria - South Africa has warned rebels fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo not to try and retake the battleground city of Goma on Friday after a week of escalating violence. South Africa is part of the UN peace enforcement military task force to the country's troubled eastern region bordering on Rwanda. Goma, a mining hub and town of a million people, was briefly held by M23 rebels earlier in the year and still remains under threat. "We're trying to send a message to the M23, this time around you're not going to see Goma," said Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi, South Africa National Defence Force Chief of Joint Operations. "Don't venture in ideas of taking over again." South African soldiers are part of a UN intervention brigade, a 3 000-strong contingent with an unprece...

SA warns DRC rebels 'hands off Goma'

http://m.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/SA-warns-DRC-rebels-hands-off-Goma-20130830 SA warns DRC rebels 'hands off Goma' View 40 comments Comment 2013-08-30 15:25 Pretoria - South Africa has warned rebels fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo not to try and retake the battleground city of Goma on Friday after a week of escalating violence. South Africa is part of the UN peace enforcement military task force to the country's troubled eastern region bordering on Rwanda. Goma, a mining hub and town of a million people, was briefly held by M23 rebels earlier in the year and still remains under threat. "We're trying to send a message to the M23, this time around you're not going to see Goma," said Lieutenant General Derrick Mgwebi, South Africa National Defence Force Chief of Joint Operations. "Don't venture in ideas of taking over again." South African soldiers are part of a UN intervention brigade, a 3 000-strong contingent with an unprece...

Why the world is ignoring Congo war: The UK Prime Minister David Cameroon has refused to condemn the violence in DRC

So far, the  UK Prime Minister David Cameroon has refused to condemn the   violence   in   Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because he supports the dictator and war criminal Paul Kagame who is fighting in DRC, displacing and killing  civilians using British tax payer's   money.  Why the world is ignoring Congo war http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/27/opinion/congo-war-ignored-vava-tampa By Vava Tampa , Special to CNN updated 10:29 AM EST, Tue November 27, 2012 The M23 rebel group is fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo military for control of the country, and the violence is driving tens of thousands of Congolese out of their homes. Here on November 22, thousands fled the town of Sake and headed east to the camps for displaced in the village of Mugunga. On November 26, M23 commanders refused to leave the city of Goma ahead of a midnight deadline imposed by regional leaders and the African Union. Pictured, rebel soldiers stand guard at the f...

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