Eastern Congo's second-largest city falls to rebels backed by Rwanda
The New Indian Express
|February 16, 2025
PANIC swept through eastern Congo's second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.
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The morning after M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu—a city of about 1.3 million people that lies 101 kilometers south of rebel-held Goma—some streets were flooded by residents attempting to leave and looters filling flour sacks with what they could find.
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