The governor of the Congo province died after the battle with the rebels approaching the capital, officials say

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The governor of the governor of the northern Kivu, eastern the governor, the authorities died of injuries during the fighting, officials on Friday during the entry to the capital of the province.

The M23 has achieved significant territories in recent weeks and surrounding the Gom, which is a regional center for security and humanitarian efforts.

Circumstances for the death of General-Mayor Peter Cirimwami were not clear, but Cirimwami, who was led by the rus-rus, the day he died, Kasengezi visited the front line in Kasengez.

On Thursday, his death was confirmed by the source of the government, military source and the UN on Friday, and all of them spoke about anonymity because they were not authorized to speak openly on this issue. The governor died in the hospital after his injuries on the front line.

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Fardc General Mayor, Governor of Northern Kivu State Peter Cirimwami, was taken to a press conference held in May 2024, and M23 rebels died of injuries in battles on the front line. (Moses Sawasawa / The Associated Press)

According to the UN head, the rebels were released from the provincial capital, which is only 27 kilometers from the province and one of the last key routes included in the city.

The M23 is one of the 100 armed groups in the conflict, which has been in the conflict, which has been in a decade-long conflict, which has been in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. As a result of the battles, more than seven million people were displaced.

At the beginning of this month, M23 seized the cities of Minova, Catalyst and Masis, west of Goma.

M23 seized the Goma in 2012 and overseed him more than a week.

Congo, USA and UN experts accuse Rwandan to support M23, which has been allocated from the Congo Army for more than a decade.

The Rwanda government rejects this claim, but pointed out that the collection of nearby Congo forces last year, admitted that there are troops and missile systems in the east of the Congo to protect their security. UN experts estimate that there are up to 4,000 Rwandian forces in the Congo.

People carry their belongings while walking.
Civilians carry their belongings while fleeing the Goma from the Nzulo camp for IDPs on Wednesday. (Arlette Bashizi / Reuters)

Tension, Clashes

On Friday, the city of Goma was in felt tensions because of the Congo Armed Forces and M23 in the city’s peripherals.

The battles are concentrated around the Goma around 25 kilometers north of Sake in Kibumba and the West. Over the past two weeks, more than 178,000 people escaped from M23.

25-year-old Alliance Gentil was among them on the road to Goma on Friday. Sitting on the water bowl next to their belongings, a baby on his back, he said he was tired of running constantly.

Two children said, “I don’t know where I’m going,” two children said he had fled twice in the last month.

The front line near the front line of Goma and Bulengo is a total of several dozen meters from IDP camps, which increases the fear of security seekers near the provincial capital.

According to the UN Refugee Agency, tens of thousands of people have come to Camps in the Arm and his periphery in recent weeks.

The explosions of heavy weapons were resonated on Friday. Many shops and stores remain connected, the police are placed on the main streets of the city. Military checkpoints were established in all parts of the city, and all machines were checked.

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Congo government troops are placed outside Goma on Friday. (Moses Sawasawa / The Associated Press)
 
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