{"id":213971,"date":"2025-01-27T21:04:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rebels-claim-capture-of-major-dr-congo-city-of-goma-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T21:04:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:04:55","slug":"rebels-claim-capture-of-major-dr-congo-city-of-goma-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rebels-claim-capture-of-major-dr-congo-city-of-goma-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebels claim capture of major DR Congo city of Goma | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/Dkg8ZRJCwgw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rebels claim capture of major DR Congo city of Goma | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dkg8ZRJCwgw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rebels from the Congolese M23 movement say they have entered the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma and taken control.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting on the border with Rwanda and the shores of Lake Kivu, Goma is a vital trading and transport hub, home to more than a million people and within reach of mining towns supplying metals and minerals in high demand such as gold, tin and coltan.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels say they now control the city, but the Congolese government says its troops still hold some key locations.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy artillery and gunfire has been heard in the city throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>The M23 are led by ethnic Tutsis, who say they needed to take up arms to protect the rights of the minority group.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#DRCongo #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebels from the Congolese M23 movement say they have entered the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma and taken control. 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