{"id":214063,"date":"2025-01-28T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-rwanda-supporting-the-m23-rebels-fighting-in-dr-congo-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T09:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T09:05:39","slug":"why-is-rwanda-supporting-the-m23-rebels-fighting-in-dr-congo-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-rwanda-supporting-the-m23-rebels-fighting-in-dr-congo-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Rwanda supporting the M23 rebels fighting in DR Congo? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/L1lpwZFkiuY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Rwanda supporting the M23 rebels fighting in DR Congo? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1lpwZFkiuY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least 17 people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebel forces claim to have captured the eastern city of Goma.<\/p>\n<p>The M23 militia has been fighting government forces and United Nations peacekeepers. The UN is warning of a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of civilians have fled across the border into Rwanda, which is accused of backing the rebels. There are reports of troops firing at each other across the frontier. Goma is home to around two million people, including many already displaced by the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 M23 militia takes Goma<br \/>\n00:34 DW Correspondent Jonas Gerding<br \/>\n04:15 Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Africa Program, CSIS<\/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<p>#M23 #DRC #Rwanda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 17 people have been reported killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo as rebel forces claim to have captured the eastern city of Goma. The M23 militia has been fighting government forces and United Nations peacekeepers. The UN is warning of a humanitarian crisis. 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