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M23 rebels advance towards second DR Congo regional capital

An abandoned Congolese army truck in the streets of Goma, which was taken by the Rwanda-backed M23 group. © ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP

Goma (AFP) – The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.

The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, earlier in the week was a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen decades of conflict involving multiple armed groups.

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