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Fact-check: Multiple recent X posts (late February 2026) from various accounts, including analysts and news outlets, confirm that M23 military spokesman Lt. Col. Willy Ngoma was killed in a Congolese army drone strike near Rubaya on or around February 24, aligning with the article's claim. X discussions and news sources also consistently report M23's prior seizure and ongoing control of Goma since early 2025, with regional interventions failing to dislodge them amid escalating fighting.

Regional Interventions Fail to Contain M23 in Eastern Congo

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Fighting escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on February 24 as M23 commander Lieutenant-Colonel Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike near Rubaya in North Kivu province. The M23 rebel group had previously seized Goma, the regional capital of North Kivu, with regional intervention efforts proving insufficient to contain the advance. The conflict highlights the ongoing failure of multilateral and regional mechanisms to stabilize eastern DRC against the rebel movement.

Regional Interventions Fail to Contain M23 in Eastern Congo

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