Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance
Humanitarian fears mount as airport is last obstacle before city of Bukavu and its population of about 1m peopleRebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have seized the strategically important airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a rapid advance south in recent days.The airport in the town of Kavumu, where Congolese troops had been positioned, is the last military obstacle to the rebels before Bukavu, a city of about a million people 17 miles (27km) to the south. Continue reading...
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Humanitarian fears mount as airport is last obstacle before city of Bukavu and its population of about 1m people
Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have seized the strategically important airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a rapid advance south in recent days.
The airport in the town of Kavumu, where Congolese troops had been positioned, is the last military obstacle to the rebels before Bukavu, a city of about a million people 17 miles (27km) to the south. Continue reading...
