In Pictures: Military Mobilisation Underway In Congo As Rwanda-Backed Rebels Expand Control

In view of the restive situation in the country, Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi vowed a vigorous and coordinated response to push back the rebels while reaffirming his commitment to a peaceful resolution. The president called for a massive military mobilisation to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were attempting to seize more territory in the country's eastern region which has vast mineral deposits.

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Updated on: 31 January 2025 4:45 pm

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Congo conflict: Battle of Goma | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🌊M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

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🦋Congo conflict: M23 rebels escorting surrendered Congolese soldiers and police | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🅠M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

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🌸Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🧜M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

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ꦗCongo conflict: M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

✨M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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▨Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

ඣM23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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𓆏Congo conflict: Soldiers and police who surrendered to M23 rebels | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🥀M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

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🅺Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort surrendered government soldiers | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🐲M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

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𝕴Congo conflict: M23 rebels force Romanian mercenaries to retreat to Rwanda | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

🐭Romanian mercenaries line up to cross the border into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

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❀Congo conflict: M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries | Photo: AP/Brian Inganga

﷽M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army (FRDC), at Gisenyi border point in Congo after the M23 rebels advanced into eastern Congo's capital Goma.

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꧅Congo conflict: Congolese Red Cross gather the bodies of victims | Photo: AP/Brian Inganga

♚Members of the Congolese Red Cross collect bodies of alleged members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), who lost their lives fighting against M23 rebels on the street of Goma, Congo.

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