Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army.
36 minutes agoNew Spirit Airlines dress code policy targets offensive clothing, tattoosMariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. People wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces arrive at the Cbeca Ndosho hospital in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.
The rebel group has been making significant advances in recent weeks, closing in on Goma, which is home to around 2 million people and a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts.“The people of Goma have suffered greatly, like other Congolese,” an M23 spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, said on X. “M23 is on its way to liberate them, and they must prepare to welcome this liberation.”As news of fighting spread, schools in Goma sent students home on Thursday morning.
Congolese authorities claimed Thursday that the military pushed back an attack from the “Rwandan army” on Sake, a town only 27 kilometers from Goma. The Associated Press was unable to verify if Rwanda's army took part in the offensive.
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