Bloody fights in the East Congo: over 900 dead in Goma!

Bloody fights in the East Congo: over 900 dead in Goma!

The conflict in the Eastern Congo continues to escalate: The radical M23 militia has taken control of the city of Goma and significant areas in the province of North-Kivu. This has serious consequences for the civilian population, because the United Nations report at least 900 recovered corpses from the streets of Gomas, and many other tragedies are not even in the official statistics. This number does not include the dead, which have already been brought in corpse halls, as the UN Nothilfebüro Ocha, with reference to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, almost 2,900 injuries were counted who can be complained about last week through the fights

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the M23 and its ambitions

The M23 militia has been established in this raw material-rich region for months and now aims to take the provincial capital Bukavu and even start a march towards the capital Kinshasa. Behind this aggressive offensive are rumors about the support from neighboring Rwanda, who reported 4,000 soldiers to the region to support the M23 fighters. These strategic movements raise questions about the stability of the entire region and strengthen the already tense situation, as well as Tagesschau reported.

To prevent worse things, Kenya President William Ruto called up a crisis summit in which state heads from the region are supposed to come together to discuss possible peace negotiations. Successful intervention could be crucial to stabilize the situation in the Eastern Congo and to provide humanitarian aid for the suffering population, as mentioned in another report by vienna.at . Time is urging, because the ongoing struggles and the dramatic increase in the number of victims make an urgent international reaction essential.