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International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo’s key city

International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo’s key city

  • M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma, which has around 2 million people
  • Congo, the US and UN officials accuse Rwanda of backing M23, which is mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army
By AP ·