2025 Goma offensive

Battle of Goma
Part of the M23 offensive (2022–present)
DateJanuary 25, 2025 – present
(7 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

01°40′46″S 29°14′01″E / 1.67944°S 29.23361°E / -1.67944; 29.23361
Status

Ongoing

  • M23 claims to have captured Goma as of January 27
Belligerents

Congo River Alliance

 Rwanda (denied)
Commanders and leaders
Corneille Nangaa[1]
(rebel coalition leader)		 Unknown
Units involved
M23 forces
Rwanda Defence Force[2]
  • FARDC
    • 3rd Defence Zone
      • 34th military region[3]
  • Congolese National Police[3]
  • "Wazalendo" militia
  • Romanian mercenaries
  • Template:Country data SADC SAMIDRC
  • MONUSCO
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Strength
Total unknown
500–1,000 Rwandan soldiers[2]		 Total unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1,326+ soldiers and police surrendered
Template:Country data SADC 17 peacekeepers killed[a]
17 civilians killed and 367 wounded (per AFP News)[6]
25 civilians killed and 375 wounded (per NGOs)

The Battle of Goma was a military campaign launched by the March 23 Movement (M23) Congolese rebel group against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The battle is part of the larger M23 offensive in the North and South Kivu provinces of the DRC.

Notes

  1. ↑ Among the peacekeepers killed included 13 South Africans, 3 Malawians, and 1 Uruguayan.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Rolley, Sonia; Lewis, David (27 January 2025). "Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency". Reuters. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "DR Congo updates: UN chief urges Rwanda to pull back troops". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "RDC-Goma: tirs sporadiques, un mouvement des troupes des FARDC est visible dans la ville (9H00 locales)" [Democratic Republic of the Congo-Goma: sporadic fire, FARDC troop movement visible in the city (9:00 local hours)]. Actualite.cd (in French). 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "13 peacekeepers killed in eastern DRC, Kinshasa withdraws diplomats from Rwanda". Le Monde. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Princewill, Nimi (28 January 2025). "Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here's what we know". CNN. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo's Goma". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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