Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have accomplished their three-day seize of Goma – the regional capital of jap DRC – after fierce battles with Congolese forces.
The insurgent group now has full management of the town’s airport and the border with Rwanda, because the fixed gunfire and shelling round our lodge has gone silent to mark their victory.
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Protests have damaged out in Goma after DRC forces surrendered to the M23 rebels. Pic: AP
Mortars and artillery coming in from the Rwandan aspect of the border have ceased now too.
Town is a humanitarian hub and a secure haven for lots of of 1000’s who fled the M23 insurgency in different elements of the area.
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Because the group superior on Goma’s outskirts, plenty of ladies and kids fled deeper into the town for security.
Now, they should take care of what life will seem like beneath their rule.
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Congolese troops have been deployed outdoors of Goma. Pic: AP
Hospitals on the town have been overwhelmed by injured civilians wounded within the crossfire and lots of of Goma’s residents have been trapped of their houses with out electrical energy, working water and cellular web.
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The swathes of territory in jap DRC that M23 has captured with its huge, profitable mines and provide routes have now culminated of their seize of Goma.
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A metropolis that – on the floor – seems restricted in strategic and financial significance however is the final word leverage for the trail forward.
