Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates
(Reuters) -Nine South African soldiers have been killed in eastern Congo's conflict zone, the South African defence department said on Saturday, as Congolese troops and peacekeepers battled to stop an advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the city of Goma.
Nine South African peacekeepers killed in clashes with M23 forces in DR Congo
The casualties occurred Thursday when M23 rebels attacked Sake in the eastern DRC, said the DA, which is part of South Africa’s governing coalition.
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Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they advanced through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army confirmed on Friday. Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's Governor,
Congo Provincial Military Governor Dies in Rebel Offensive
After seizing the town of Minova on Tuesday, the rebels moved into the town of Sake, around 20 km (12 miles) west of Goma, the provincial capital and home to over 1 million people
South African peacekeepers killed in DRC as fighting rages
Fighting has intensified in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters.
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Three South African soldiers were killed and 18 injured in clashes with M23 forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they were part of a southern African ...
Three South African soldiers were killed and 18 injured in clashes with M23 forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they were part of a southern African mission, a political ...