M23 rebels have captured Minova, a key jap DR Congo city and provide path to Goma, the mining cities of Lumbishi, Numbi, and Shanje, and the North Kivu city of Bweremana. Whereas the DRC military acknowledged the group’s advances in Minova and Bweremana, it didn’t verify the reported losses. Since its resurgence in 2022, the M23, an armed insurgent group primarily composed of ethnic Tutsis, has seized giant swathes of mineral-rich jap Congo, exacerbating a decades-long battle that has killed over six million folks and displaced seven million. Goma residents face rising fears as battles shut in, with provide routes minimize off and humanitarian actions in Minova suspended. In reality, the disaster has led to over 237,000 displacements this yr alone, in keeping with latest UN reviews.
Supply: Aljazeera