M23 seizes Goma airport — 500,000 flee in 48 hours

M23 Alliance forces have captured Goma International Airport, cutting the primary humanitarian supply route into eastern DRC. UNHCR reports 500,000 civilians displaced in a 48-hour period — the largest single-week displacement event in 2026.

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