Os rebeldes apoiados pelo Ruanda afirmaram ter capturado a cidade estratégica de Goma, no leste da Rep. Dem. do Congo, o centro de uma região que contém biliões de dólares em riqueza mineral que permanece em grande parte inexplorada, noticiou a Associated Press. A ofensiva fez com que milhares de pessoas fugissem das suas casas, além de 1 milhão de deslocados que já estão em Goma, e sobrecarregou os hospitais até ao limite, com centenas de feridos a chegarem todos os dias enquanto civis são apanhados no fogo cruzado.
Em fotos: Conflito na República Democrática do Congo
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Members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), who surrendered from Goma, gather at the Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle Cultural Centre in Gisenyi, Rwanda, Jan. 28, 2025.
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A member of the M23 armed group walks alongside residents through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, on Jan. 27, 2025.
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Residents run off after observing members of the M23 armed group walking through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, Jan. 27, 2025. The besieged city of Goma was rocked by heavy artillery fire as France warned the regional capital was on the brink of falling to militia fighters and Rwandan troops. The M23 armed group and Rwandan soldiers entered Goma's centre on the night of Jan. 26, 2025 after weeks of advancing on the main city in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.
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People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 26, 2025.