after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army. Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 ...

UNITED NATIONS — Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand ... a Tutsi and former opposition military commander, is widely credited with stopping ...

Congo Rebels ... The United Nations and Western governments say Rwanda has provided arms and troops to the ethnic Tutsi-led M23. Rwanda has denied backing M23 and says its military has acted ...

April 4 (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from ... would soon run out there. The United Nations and Western governments say Rwanda ...