After intense fighting, Rwanda-backed rebels have seized control of Goma, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Residents are emerging from hiding to find food and water, while overwhelmed hospitals treat the wounded. Local military forces have failed to defend against the M23 militia, leading to chaos. Captured soldiers express their anger towards Congolese leadership, blaming them for abandoning their troops. The retreating military commanders fled the area, leaving behind soldiers to face the rebels alone, inciting calls for justice among the frustrated fighters.
In Goma, rebels have taken substantial control, causing chaos as the city’s residents search for necessities while the military is accused of abandoning them.
Captured soldiers express fury not at the M23 rebels but at their own leaders, blaming them for betrayal amidst chaotic fighting in Goma.
The Congolese military left their troops behind to fend for themselves, facing accusations of cowardice from the very men they were supposed to protect.
During the chaotic retreat, military officials fled across a moonlit lake, leaving behind vehicles and soldiers in a desperate environment.
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