M23 senior rebel official killed by drone strike in eastern Congo
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Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, is photographed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, center, releases captured mercenaries at the Gisenyi border point in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, center, releases captured mercenaries at the Gisenyi border point in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)FILE - Surrounded by members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Willy Ngoma, spokesman of the M23, center, arrives for a ceremony to mark the withdrawal from their positions in the town of Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File)
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Willy Ngoma, spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo, is photographed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Willy Ngoma was killed in a drone strike Tuesday Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)