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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.

| Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

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

Congo conflict: M23 rebels escorting surrendered Congolese soldiers and police
Congo conflict: M23 r🍌ebels escorting surrendered Con🐲golese soldiers and police | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

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

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

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

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

M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries to the bor❀der crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort Romanian mercenaries
Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort Romani♈an mercenaries | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

M23 rebels escor🉐t Romanian mercenaries to the border crossing into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Repubཧlic of Congo.

Congo conflict: Soldiers and police who surrendered to M23 rebels
Congo c🎃onflict:🥀 Soldiers and police who surrendered to M23 rebels | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and p🅷olice who surrendered to an undisclosed locat🐼ion in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo.

Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort surrendered government soldiers
Congo conflict: M23 rebels escort surrend꧃ered government soldiers | Photo: AP/Moses Sawasawa

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

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

Romanian mercenaries line up to cross the bord⛎er into Rwanda in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo conflict: M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries
Congo conflict: M23 rebels ꦚrelease captured Romanian mercไenaries | 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 easteꦅrn Congo's capital Goma.

Congo conflict: Congolese Red Cross gather the bodies of victims
Congo conflict: Congಞolese🔯 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.

Congo conflict: M23 rebels patrol the streets
Congo conflict: M23 rebels patrol the streets | Photo: AP/Brian Inganga

M23 rebels patrol the streets 🐼of Goma, Dem🌜ocratic Republic of the Congo.

Congo conflict: People rush to shop in Goma
Congo conflict: People rush to shop in Goma | Photo: AP/Brian Inganga

People rush to shop in downtown Goma, Congo after the M2ඣ3 rebels advanced into eastern Congo's capital Goma.

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