DRC tries to slow rebels’ assault amid reports of bodies in the streets

Residents walk past the wreckage of a burned vehicle following clashes in the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Jan. 28, 2025. Rwanda security officials check people crossing from Congo in Gyseny, Rwanda, Jan. 28, 2025, following M23 rebels' advances into eastern Congo's capital Goma. People protest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Jan. 28, 2025, against the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels' advances into eastern Congo's capital Goma.

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city. U.N. officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets.