{"id":217045,"date":"2025-02-08T12:05:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T12:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/m23-rebels-expand-their-offensive-in-eastern-dr-congo-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-08T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T12:05:15","slug":"m23-rebels-expand-their-offensive-in-eastern-dr-congo-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/m23-rebels-expand-their-offensive-in-eastern-dr-congo-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"M23 rebels expand their offensive in eastern DR Congo | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/lJIQpX9LMT0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"M23 rebels expand their offensive in eastern DR Congo | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lJIQpX9LMT0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Rebel forces are advancing in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite calls for regional leaders to stop the fighting.<br \/>\nForces from the M23 rebel group are closing in on the eastern town of Bukavu and pushing into South Kivu province. The insurgents previously seized the strategic city of Goma with support from troops from neighboring Rwanda. Thousands have been killed and huge numbers displaced in the region. The leaders of Congo and Rwanda are both due to join crisis talks this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 M23 rebels advance in DR Congo<br \/>\n01:54 DW speaks with Raymond Mujuni, Deputy Executive Director of the African institute for Investigative Journalism in Uganda<\/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>#DRC #M23 #Rwanda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebel forces are advancing in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite calls for regional leaders to stop the fighting. 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