It is reported that the Rwanda -supported M23 rebels killed a military governor when they advanced through the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Since the beginning of this year, the battle between the M23 and Dr. Congo Dr. has continued to intensify, and the rebels have seized more control over territory than ever before.
According to the United Nations documents mentioned by the news agency Reuters and Agence France -Presse, when visiting the front line on Thursday, Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, the governor of North Kiwo, suffered deadly damage when visiting the front line.
The United Nations reported that since the beginning of this year, with the development of M23 in Goma, more than 400,000 people have escaped their homes.
When they walked towards Goma, M23 captured the town of Masissi and Minova.
Local leaders said on Thursday that more than 200 civilians were killed in the area captured by M23.
According to the United Nations, the two children died after the bomb fell on a camp who was displaced.
Due to this turmoil, Felix TshiseKedi, President of the Congo, shorten his trip to the World Economic Forum held in Davos, and flew back to a emergency security meeting with top officials on Thursday.
The fall of Goma-a city of more than one million, close to the border with Rwanda, will be a major coup in the rebels. They briefly took over the city in a rebellion in 2012, but exited after reaching a transaction.
Now, many roads leading to the city have been blocked, causing people to worry that the city’s food may be exhausted.
“The town of Goma was held, and the town was suffocated and died. There were no more entrances, no exit … This population suffered great pain.
Espoir Ngalukiye, a member of the opposition ensemble group, is also worried about getting food.
“In Guma, we are not safe to Real Madrid in Goma.” “No one living in Goma can tell you that he has no fear.”
In the past few days, the United States, Britain, and France have suggested that their citizens leave Goma as soon as possible.
General Cirimwami has been the governor of Beijiwo since 2023. According to reports, he was a long extension of his soldiers in the Eastern Congo.
General Cirimwami later became a commander. According to the United Nations, he competed with the willingness of President TSHISEKEDI and cooperated with the armed group FDLR in the struggle with M23.
Some FDLR leaders are related to the extinction of Rwanda race in 1994, and the organization has also been accused of a doctorate in the Congo infringe on human rights.
Rwanda has repeatedly accused the Congo authorities of cooperation with FDLR and invaded larger neighbors twice, saying that this is hunting those who have committed racial extinction.
According to the United Nations, Britain and other sources, on Thursday, the M23 rebels captured nearby sake town.
But the Congo army said it had repelled the attack, which was located only 20 kilometers (12 miles) only from Goma.
Residents of sake and broader regions-Many of them have been displaced by conflict-escaped their home.
People are escaping the wooden boats with mattresses and other necessities, and dozens of people are full of wooden boats.
Thousands of panic families fled to Goma, where the hospital was overwhelmed due to injured civilians.
Since 2021, M23 has controlled a large number of doctorate in the Eastern Congo with rich minerals. As a result, tens of thousands of people are displaced.
Last year, I was worried that the rebels would catch Goma. During the battle in late July, the battle was calm, but it resumed a fierce battle in October and worsen before the end of the year.
Dr. Congo and the United Nations said that M23 was supported by Rwanda. The Rwanda authorities neither confirmed nor deny this.
UN experts said that Rwida fought 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers by M23 in the Eastern Congo Dr. M23.
UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres warned that the current conflict may be upgraded to a wider regional war.
A statement said that Mr. Gutres called on “all actors respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and terminate various forms of support for armed groups.”
