'No communication, lack of intel': Inside the battle for Goma airport
SANDF soldier describes 'terrible chaos' as armed groups clash
16 March 2025 - 00:00
They fought like lions to stay alive in a battle in which they were “outnumbered, outgunned” and forsaken by the country they were there to protect..
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