17 peacekeepers were killed in an encounter with 'M23' rebels
Rebels supported by Rwanda have captured the city of Goma in eastern Congo. At least 17 foreign peacekeepers have been killed in the clash between the 'M23' rebels and the Congolese government forces.
According to the BBC, 13 of them are South African. The other dead are from Malawi and Uruguay. At least 12 civilians have died and more than 300 have been injured in the clashes. Dozens of government forces have surrendered to the rebels. After the attack, hundreds of prisoners escaped from Goma prison.
According to the United Nations, bodies are scattered everywhere on the streets of Goma. According to the United Nations, there have been reports that rebel fighters have raped some locals. After the attack of the rebels, Gomaba is said to be 6 thousand displaced. Hundreds of them have reached the city of Gisenyi in Rwanda .
There have been demonstrations in the capital Kinshasa in anger of the ongoing rebel attacks in Goma. During those demonstrations, the embassies of Rwanda, Uganda, France and Belgium have been targeted. France has reported that part of its embassy in Kinshasa was set on fire. Some buildings have been looted.
Rebel fighters launched an attack on the city of about two million people on Monday. The city of Goma, which is 2,000 kilometers away from Kinshasa, the capital of the Congo, is an area with billions of dollars in mineral wealth.
After the 'M23' rebels tried to expand the area under their control, the fighting with the Congolese army flared up about four weeks ago . The country's neighbors Uganda and Rwanda have long supported rebel groups in Congo's eastern region.
