It was reported that the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda, killed the military governor while marched to the eastern part of the Congo Democratic Republic.
The battle between the M23 and the DR Congo army has been intensifying from the beginning of this year, and the rebels have dominated more territory than ever.
According to the UN document cited by Reuters and AFP Communications, the director of Peter Cirimwami, the head of the North Kee, was killed by the M23 fighter while visiting the front line of Thursday.
The UN reported that more than 400,000 people left home early this year as the M23 advanced to GOMA.
As they moved to GOMA, the M23 occupied Masisi and Minova villages.
Local leaders said Thursday, more than 200 civilians died in the area occupied by the M23.
And according to the United Nations, two children were killed in a refugee camp.
As a result of this anxiety, Congo President Felix Cheesecedi stopped visiting the World Economic Forum in Davos and returned on Thursday to hold high -ranking officials and urgent security meetings.
Koma’s capture of more than a million people near the Rwanda border will be a big coup for the rebels. They captured the city for a while when they rebelled in 2012, but withdrew after the transaction was mediated.
Concerns have been triggered that many roads to the city may be blocked and the city may lack food supply.
Bahala Shamavu Innocent, a local union leader, told the BBC, “The GOMA village was trapped in a vicious, the village was choked, no longer no exit or exit … The migrants suffered tremendous pain. I’m experiencing. ”
Espoir Ngalukiye, a member of the opposition ensemble Pour La Republique, is also worried about food access.
Ngalukiye said, “It’s not actually safe in thanks.” “None of the people who live in the grocery cannot say that they have no fear.”
Over the last few days, the United States, the United Kingdom and France have all recommended their own people to leave the thanks as soon as possible.
General Cirimwami has been the governor of North Kibu since 2023. Before that, it was known to have served as a soldier for a long time in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic.
General Cirimwami later became commander -in -chief, and according to the United Nations, he was contrary to President Tshisekedi’s hope and worked with an armed group FDLR in the fight against M23.
Some FDLR leaders were involved in the massacre of Rwanda in 1994, and the group was accused of infringement of human rights in the Congo Democratic Republic.
Rwanda has repeatedly accused the Congo authorities in cooperation with FDLR and invaded Rwanda, a much larger neighbor, to say that they are chasing people who have committed massacre.
According to the United Nations, the United Kingdom and other sources, M23 rebels occupied sake, a nearby village.
But Congo says he has attacked Sake, just 20 km from the gromsy.
Sake and the larger regions (many of them are already refugees due to disputes) left their homes.
People are escaping with necessities such as mattresses, and dozens of people are piled up on dense wooden boats.
Thousands of feared families fled to GOMA, and the hospital was filled with injured civilians.
The M23 has been dominating the vast area of the eastern Congo, which is rich in minerals since 2021. As a result, hundreds of thousands of displaced people occurred.
Last year, there was a concern that the rebels would occupy thanks. At the end of July, the battle was silent, but in October, the intense battle resumed, and the situation worsened by the end of the year.
DR Congo and the UN say that M23 is supported by Rwanda. Rwanda authorities do not even confirm this.
UN experts say Rwanda has 3,000 to 4,000 troops with M23 in eastern Congo Democratic Republic.
UN Secretary -General Antonio Guttehes warned that there is a risk of expanding the current dispute to a broader regional war.
In a statement, Prime Minister Guttehes said, “We urged all actors to respect the sovereignty and territorial preservation of the Congo Democratic Republic and to stop all forms of support for armed groups.”
