KINSHASA, Congo — Prominent human rights group Amnesty International accused Congo's army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.” Both the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group ...

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KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Demonstrators attack several foreign embassies in Congo’s capital to protest rebels' advance in the east.

Both sides in the fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and a Rwanda-backed militia have likely broken the rules of war by firing explosives into civilian-packed areas, Amnesty International said Monday.

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Several months since fighting intensified in the east of the DRC the M23, supported by Rwandan forces and the Alliance du fleuve congo (AFC) (…)

Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of North Kivu province,

THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has been urged to investigate fresh attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as war crimes. According to Amnesty International, between January and July 2024,

Amnesty International has accused Congo's army and the M23 rebel group of launching attacks in densely populated areas, potentially constituting war crimes. Over 100 civilians have been killed, and more than 237,

Amnesty International has accused M23 rebels in eastern DRC and the Congolese army of using explosive weapons in densely populated areas. According to Amnesty, explosive weapons with wide area effects have been used more than 150 times in several months.

Both sides in the fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) army and M23 rebels have likely broken the rules of war by firing explosives into civilian-packed areas, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Goma had fallen. The city’s control shifted to M23, a disciplined and battle-hardened force that had defied the odds and the demands of the UN Security Council, which had dismissed their grievances and called for their disarmament just hours earlier.