Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma on Monday in a major escalation of the three-decade conflict, but continue to face pockets of resistance from the army and their backers. On Tuesday, heavy small arms fire and mortar fire continued in the streets,

Congolese security forces have tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city

Dead bodies litter the streets of eastern Congo’s Goma city after heavy explosions and gunfire were heard amid intensifying battles between Rwanda-backed rebels and pro-government forces. Health workers have been shot at and hospital patients,