Rebel group advances on eastern Congo's largest city
by editors@theworld.org (Sarah Birnbaum) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6TRH4)
The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have taken control of a key town in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Residents in the provincial capital, Goma, fear their food and supplies will be cut off. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports the rebels' proximity to Goma threatens the army's control over the city.