A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies including those of Rwanda, France and the United States, expressing anger at what

This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 rebels have seized the key city of Goma, forcing thousands to flee and reigniting tensions over

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern Congo's largest city, as government forces struggled to halt an offensive that has forced thousands of civilians to flee.

Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets.

In just a few days, rebel fighters and Rwandan soldiers succeeded in taking the major city in eastern Congo. This lightning offensive was prepared in Kigali.

Goma residents and UN sources said dozens of troops had surrendered, but some soldiers and pro-government militiamen were holding out

The last ceasefire was signed at the end of July. The United States, France, the UK and Germany have called on their citizens to leave Goma.

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had taken control of the city despite the United Nations Security Council's calling for an end to the offensive.

Rwanda-backed rebels capture Goma, Congo, leading to humanitarian crisis, U.N. concerns, and regional peacekeeping efforts.

Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines

Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense clashes between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed armed group M23. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen decades of conflict involving multiple armed groups.