M23が北Kivuの町をさらに奪取

　ルワンダが支援しているDRコンゴの反乱軍M23がMasisiなる町を奪取したと。

「Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various reports.」

　ここ最近、だいぶ進展しているそうな。こうした「名のある」町の奪取は2つ目とのこと。

BBC Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo　2 days ago

Joseph Winter & Will Ross

「The Congolese authorities have not yet commented on the loss of the town.」

　DRコンゴ当局はコメントなし、とか。

「This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province.

The group has taken control of vast swathes of eastern DR Congo since 2021, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.」

　このMasisiは人口4万ほど。North Kivuの主都Gomaから80kmほど北にある。

「Masisi, which has a population of about 40,000, is the capital of the territory of the same name.

It is about 80km (50 miles) north of the North Kivu provincial capital Goma, which the M23 briefly occupied in 2012.

On Friday, the M23 captured the nearby town of Katale.」