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What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma

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Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo , where rebels are closing in on Goma .

The offensive by the Rwanda -backed M23 rebel group has stretched local hospitals to the limit.

Thousands have been displaced, exacerbating an existing humanitarian crisis and prompting fears of an all-out regional war.

Congo , the United States and U.N. experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 , which had only hundreds of members in 2021 .

Congo ’s government and allied forces, including Burundian troops and U.N. troops, have been keeping the rebels away from Goma .

The capture of such a large city will certainly be a huge boost for the rebels, an economist says.

Its fall would also have a “catastrophic impact on hundreds of thousands of civilians, putting them at risk of heightened exposure to human rights violations and abuses”.

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