rebel
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With delayed detection, cases are spreading across Congo, including in the cities of Goma and Bukavu, both under the control of a rebel group, M23, and cut off from the resources of Congo’s central government.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Last year, the US brokered a peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda, which is accused of backing rebel forces in its giant neighbour.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The star of the Oscar-winning "Anatomy of a Fall" certainly likes playing the rebel, having made his name in the film "Anarchists".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
There has also been a case in eastern DR Congo's biggest city, Goma, which has a population of around 850,000 people and is under rebel control.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
He victuals himself and his little army by sending out small sail with landing parties to seize upon such provisions as are necessary—flesh and fowl—from rebel farms and plantations.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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