UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels 

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 26, 2025. Smoke rises over Goma, Congo, Jan. 27, 2025, as M23 rebels make their way to the center of the town. U.N. armored personnel carriers deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 25, 2025.

There was gunfire Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma, as the United Nations warned of a worrying humanitarian situation amid clashes between Congolese soldiers and Rwandan-backed rebels who attacked the area and claimed to be in control.