DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

Turk said that nearly 3,000 people had been killed and 2,880 injured since M23 entered Goma on January 26, adding that the real figures were likely much higher.

M23 soldiers are seen at the Stade de l'Unite' (Unity Stadium in French) in Goma on February 6, 2025, for a public gathering called by the armed group. (Photos by AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

The M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally

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DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

Turk said that nearly 3,000 people had been killed and 2,880 injured since M23 entered Goma on January 26, adding that the real figures were likely much higher.

M23 soldiers are seen at the Stade de l'Unite' (Unity Stadium in French) in Goma on February 6, 2025, for a public gathering called by the armed group. (Photos by AFP)

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