Rwanda -backed M -23 rebels who occupied Goma, the largest city in East in late January CongoSince then, the second largest city in the area has been moving towards Bokau.
The latest fighting is part of a major addition to Rwanda's genocide in the 1990s and the fall of dictator Moboto Sisco in this country, which is currently known as Zaire.
It is believed that in the latest contradiction, millions have died since 2012 and now more than a million people have been displaced.
What is happening on the ground?
After taking the Goma, the rebels pressured the south side of the southern Kiyu province's capital, Boko. On Friday, he was under the control of the Strategic Coomo Airport that served Bokovo.
The rebels have intended to show that they can restore the order in Goma and govern.
There are scenes and reports of further chaos of looting and rape near the frontline as the M33 Congress army and its allies are confronted by Burundi troops.
The United Nations Refugee Agency expressed concern over the “rapidly deteriorating” situation on Friday, saying that the war has not placed nearly 350 350,000 displaced people on their heads.
The inclusion of Brandia and Rwanda troops on the ground has further increased the fears that the fighting could fall into a regional conflict with two devastating wars in the region between 1996 and 2003, which would cost millions of lives.
Reuters reports this week that South Africa has recently sent additional troops and military equipment to the Congo in recent days after killing 14 soldiers in fighting with M33 last month.
M33, which is an agreement on March 23, 2009, which ended the former Totes -led uprising in East Congo, is the latest group of rebels led by ethnic Totes to raise arms against the Congress forces.
It started the current uprising in 2022.
The group has accused the government of Congo not to remain in the peace agreement and fully integrate the Congoli Tosis into the army and the administration.
It has also pledged to defend the interests of Totes, especially against Rwanda's independence (FDLR) for democratic forces like militia.
The FDLR was founded by Hits, which escaped from Rwanda after participating in the 1994 genocide, killing nearly one million titles and moderate hits.
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According to the United Nations, for more than a year, M23 has controlled the Rubia area of Congo's Colon Mining, which, according to the United Nations, estimates $ 800,000 per month through a production tax. Is
Colton is used in the manufacture of smartphones and other equipment.
In recent weeks, the spread of new areas of the group in recent weeks provides more mining revenue, analysts say.
Congo's vast mineral reserves, which are focused in the east, are also in conflict.
The Congo is the world's top producer of Tantalum and Cobalt, an important part of electric vehicles and mobile phone batteries. It is also the third global copper manufacturer and the home of the main Colon, lithium, tin, tintin, tantalum and gold reserves.
Nevertheless, Congo is the most dependent country in the world.
Humanitarian sympathy operations last year had 70 % of funds through Washington, Li a big hit Since US President Donald Trump imposed a break on foreign aid last month.
Western powers, including the Congo government, UN officials and the United States, have accused the Congo's neighbor Rwanda of deploying thousands of his troops and heavy weapons to the Congolle in support of the M33.
The allegations are based on a 2022 report by a group of UN experts, which states that it has “solid evidence” that Rwanda's soldiers are fighting with M33 rebels.
Rwanda's President Paul Kagam's government, which refuses to support insurgents, says it has declared defense measures and accused the Congo of fighting the FDLR, which in both countries Totes has been attacked.
Rwanda has a long history of military intervention within the Congo.
He and Uganda attacked in 1996 and 1998, claiming that they were defending themselves against local militia groups and was following Rwanda's genocide in 1994.
African leaders have tried to emphasize negotiations to end the crisis, but no progress has been made so far.
Last weekend, a joint summit of the East and South African blocks was urged to hold direct talks on all parties, including the M23.
The government has repeatedly refused to speak directly to M23.
“For us, it is a terrorist organization, and we do not talk to terrorist organizations,” said President Felix Schicadi at the Munich Security Conference on Friday.
The crisis is expected to be a significant agenda item at the annual African Union meeting in Addis Ababa from 15-6 to February.
Schicdy had planned to participate, but a presidential spokesman told Reuters on Friday that he would fly from Germany to Kanshasa and the Congo's Prime Minister would instead represent the Congo in the summit.
What are the peaceful doing?
UN peacekeepers to counter many rebel groups operating in East Congo to prevent M23 as part of the United Nations Organization's Stability Mission in the Mandate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monosco) The military's efforts are supported.
The withdrawal of the mission from the Congo was stopped last year due to poor security.
Until December, there were about 11,000 peace forces on earth, mostly in the east.
Since the fall of Goma, the mission has removed some of its staff and families.
Its base has received a large number of people seeking asylum, including government and military officials and various elements, including government supporters, Wazlando Malaysia fighters who have surrendered their arms.
The 16 -member South African Development Community (SADC), which increased its military mission in the Congo last year to help fight the Congress army rebels, which has suffered a loss since the beginning of 2025.
Private military contractors, who were kept by the Congress government to help fight the M33 and train soldiers, have also surrendered.
Bondiary soldiers are helping Congo fight M33.
Burundi's government has sent thousands of troops, which are now focused in southern Qi.
Before he fell, he was one of the forces defending the Comeo Airport.