{"id":213297,"date":"2025-01-24T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drc-conflict-m23-rebels-capture-vast-territory-close-in-on-regional-capital-city-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:04:21","slug":"drc-conflict-m23-rebels-capture-vast-territory-close-in-on-regional-capital-city-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drc-conflict-m23-rebels-capture-vast-territory-close-in-on-regional-capital-city-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC conflict: M23 rebels capture vast territory, close in on regional capital city | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/8BBtjECVHcU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"DRC conflict: M23 rebels capture vast territory, close in on regional capital city | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8BBtjECVHcU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people are on the move in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing fresh fighting in the region. The M23 rebel group has captured swathes of territory from the Congolese Army in one of Sub-Saharan Africa&#8217;s most mineral-rich regions. M23, which is backed by Rwanda, is now closing in on the city of Goma where many people have fled to. The ongoing violence has created one of the world\u2019s largest and most complex humanitarian crises. The UN says more than 400,000 people have been displaced this year alone. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 The DRC conflict<br \/>\n2:53 Al Katanty Djaffar, Journalist<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people are on the move in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing fresh fighting in the region. 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