DR Congo: M23 rebels seize major mining town of Rubaya

‘Government troops withdrew given large number of rebels,’ says head of local mining cooperative

KINSHASA, Congo

Congolese M23 rebels Sunday seized the strategic mining town of Rubaya in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province, residents and a security mapping monitor said Monday.

The capture of Rubaya, a major coltan mining town in Masisi territory, came days after the rebels took control of another key town of Mushaki in North Ki…