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Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as thousands of residents flee city of Bukavu

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Congo 's second -largest city of 1.3 million people is flooded by residents trying to leave and looters fill the streets.

Congo River Alliance , a coalition of rebel groups that includes M23 , blames Congolese troops and their allies for disorder in Bukavu .

Congo ’s military, despite its size and funding, has long been hindered by shortcomings in training and coordination.

The rebellion underway has killed nearly 3,000 people in eastern Congo .

Ugandan troops are fighting other rebel groups in other regions within eastern Congo .

In Ituri , hundreds of kilometers north of where M23 is on the march, they are hunting members of the Islamist Allied Democratic Forces .

Uganda ’s top military commander tells all armed forces in Ituri that they have 24 hours to surrender.

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79

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formal

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English

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62

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short-lived

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