Source: AlertNet
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)
LONDON (AlertNet) - Rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) vowed on Wednesday to "liberate" all of the vast central African country as they began seizing towns near the Rwandan border.The M23 rebels, widely believed to be backed by Rwanda, captured the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee; United Nations peacekeepers simply looked on, after Congolese troops had quit the town.
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