DR Congo Conflict: M23 Captures Cities
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DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about?
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DR Congo 's east has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years , since 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Numerous armed groups have competed with the central authorities for power and control of the potential fortune in this vast nation.
The M23 rebel group are led by ethnic Tutsis , who say they needed to take up arms to protect the rights of the minority group.
The origin of the current fighting can partly be traced back to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 .
DR Congo and multiple UN reports have accused Rwanda of using the conflict as a way of looting Congolese minerals, such as gold and coltan.
The M23 has seized several lucrative mining areas in DR Congo in recent years .
South Africa has said 14 of its soldiers have died in clashes with the M23 .
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