The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a major city in eastern Congo.

M23 fighters raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital during ... The abducted men were suspected of being Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers or members of a pro-government militia ...

A medical source said on Thursday the city's general hospital was treating 68 people for injuries. Congo's interior ministry said "nearly 100" had been seriously wounded. "We were invited to come ...

On Feb. 28, M23 fighters raided the CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital ... M23 rebels have swept through eastern Congo since the beginning of the year, seizing key cities and killing ...

FILE - M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province administrative office, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier ...