Residents flee Goma while M23 rebels enter the largest eastern town of Drc | In the pictures of news
The residents of Goma, the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fled on Monday after claiming to claim that she claimed that the M23 armed group was supported by M23 supported Caught a regional center From the Congole forces as a fight, despite the calls of the United Nations Security Council, the rebels withdraw.
The shootings rang overnight overnight before the dozens of rebels in military uniforms on Monday morning headed to the capital of the North Kiva Province, sitting on a border with Rwanda in an unstable region rich in minerals that are critical for most of the world technology.
The Kongoj government confirmed the presence of the M23 rebels in Gomi, 1,500 KM (930 miles) east of the capital of Kinshas, but stopped saying that they had control over the city.
In a statement of X, the Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya asked the residents of Gom to stay at home, and also called on Congoan nationals around the world to mobilize in the support of the country. “No centimeter will give up !!!” Wrote Muyaya.
Movement March 23 (M23) is one of about 100 armed groups that fled to a foothold in the region rich in minerals in decades long conflict. The rebels temporarily took over Goma in 2012, before they were forced to withdraw under international pressure, and re -appeared at the end of 2021, with increasing support of Rwanda, according to the UN CONG Government and experts. Rwanda denied such support.
The Rwanda Foreign Ministry accused Drc of not entering the dialogue with the M23, which she described as a “Congolian rebel group fighting for the protection of their community.”
This failure has said, prolonged the struggles that continue to represent “a serious threat to the security and territorial integrity of Rwanda and requires permanent defense of Rwanda.”
