Congo-Kinshasa: UN Concern for Civilians Grows As Fighting Continues in Eastern DR Congo

23 November 2012

United Nations humanitarian agencies today voiced their growing concern for civilians affected by the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the situation remains "alarming" as rebel fighters continue their advance across North Kivu province.

Fighters with the 23 March Movement (M23) - a rebel group composed of soldiers who mutinied from the DRC national army in April - occupied Goma, the capital of North Kivu, on Tuesday after launching a new wave of attacks over the weekend. Fighting has continued and the rebels are now said to have reached the town of Sake, which is 20 kilometres west of Goma.

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