The M23 rebels launched a new offensive north of Goma in eastern DR Congo, intensifying the conflict in the region.
In this file photo taken on January 06, 2023, M23 soldiers leave Rumangabo camp after the meeting between EACRF officials and M23 rebels during the handover ceremony at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. – UN chief Antonio Guterres on March 6, 2023, urged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels to honor an impending ceasefire and to move toward fully withdrawing from the conflict-ridden country.
On Wednesday evening, mortar fire and rounds of automatic weapons were heard on the southern outskirts of the town of Bambo, some 60 kilometres north of Goma. “When the bombs fell on the city, everyone fled in different directions. We don’t know where we’re going now, where are we going to sleep?,” said a group who had escaped 10 kilometres north of Bambo.
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