🔁Mario Nawfal:
🇨🇩ON THE GROUND IN GOMA: A DOCTOR'S ACCOUNT
After spending time in M23-controlled Goma, Dr. Alain Destexhe shares a perspective that contradicts some of the mainstream narratives.
He says that since M23 took over on January 28, Goma is unexpectedly calm.
Shops are open, streets are clean, and M23 forces are seen as incorruptible.
Even traffic rules are being followed, a big change from before.
Destexhe claims that M23’s victory was stunning—a few thousand fighters defeated 40,000+ FARDC troops backed by regional forces and even Romanian mercenaries.
Despite the intense battle, civilian casualties were reportedly low, and services like water and electricity were restored quickly.
He claims that the fire at Munzenze prison, which killed dozens of women locked inside, happened before M23 arrived, while most reports say they were attacked afterward.
Hospitals are still packed, mostly with wounded FARDC soldiers—some just teenagers.
NGOs stepped in, but some are accused of turning IDP camps into "humanitarian businesses."
Water shortages are still a major issue, but trade is improving now that M23 lifted transport bans.
Source: @Destexhe
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🇨🇩ON THE GROUND IN GOMA: A DOCTOR'S ACCOUNT
After spending time in M23-controlled Goma, Dr. Alain Destexhe shares a perspective that contradicts some of the mainstream narratives.
He says that since M23 took over on January 28, Goma is unexpectedly calm.
Shops are open, streets are clean, and M23 forces are seen as incorruptible.
Even traffic rules are being followed, a big change from before.
Destexhe claims that M23’s victory was stunning—a few thousand fighters defeated 40,000+ FARDC troops backed by regional forces and even Romanian mercenaries.
Despite the intense battle, civilian casualties were reportedly low, and services like water and electricity were restored quickly.
He claims that the fire at Munzenze prison, which killed dozens of women locked inside, happened before M23 arrived, while most reports say they were attacked afterward.
Hospitals are still packed, mostly with wounded FARDC soldiers—some just teenagers.
NGOs stepped in, but some are accused of turning IDP camps into "humanitarian businesses."
Water shortages are still a major issue, but trade is improving now that M23 lifted transport bans.
Source: @Destexhe
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