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M23 Rebels Capture Eastern DR Congo City of Goma

M23 Rebels Capture Eastern DR Congo City of Goma

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Violence on the streets has intensified, with residents describing ongoing gunfire and mortar fire. At least 100 people have been killed and over 1,000 wounded in the past three days, with hospitals struggling to cope with the influx of patients suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds.

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Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner
1. This is a frontal assault, a declaration of war that no longer hides behind diplomatic artifice.
Lawrence Kanyuka
M23
1. We urge all residents of Goma to remain calm. The liberation of the city has been successfully carried out, and the situation is under control.
Patrick Muyaya
US State Department
1. Not a single centimeter will be given up.
2. We have every right … to express our anger, but let's do it peacefully. Let's not attack the consular infrastructures of countries accredited in Congo.
Jens Laerke
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
1. We have reports of rapes committed by fighters, looting of property … and humanitarian health facilities being hit.
2. The humanitarian situation in and around Goma remains extremely worrying.
Jean-Noel Barrot
France Foreign Ministry
1. As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo and its territorial integrity. France firmly condemns the offensive.
2. These attacks are unacceptable. Everything is being done to ensure the safety of our personnel and our citizens.
Bintou Keita
United Nations
1. M23 has declared the airspace over Goma closed.
Ronald Rwivanga
Rwandan Defense Forces
1. They are desperate, fleeing. They are mounting their weapons, indiscriminately shelling to Rwanda, not targeting forces but targeting civilians.
Joyce Msuya
United Nations
1. If hostilities spill into Goma – a densely populated urban center – the impact on civilians could be devastating.