Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo's government says it’s taken back control of a crucial town in the east.
Sake was surrounded by M23 rebels during heavy fighting with government troops.
Thousands of civilians have fled to the North Kivu capital Goma as the fighting intensifies.

Al Jazeera’s Barbara Angopa reports.

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[Hollywoodmoviehighlights]

Who funds M23 rebels.... That is the real journalism task... Wishing DRC peace from🇪🇹🇪🇹

[getrudemusimbi]

Too bad so sad to see our brothers and sisters going through this

[swazirebel]

The South African army will bury the M23 rebels💪

[johnminshell]

Just down the Road from Rwanda where British Parliament declared this is a Safe place to Dump its unwanted Refugees.

[IamH]

I sympathize with Congolese Army. Your government has let you down as the people and as the army. How does one specific rebel become stronger than than 3 combined forces. Putting citizens life at risk just for their Ego. Negotiations is alway an alternative option. May God relieve these people.

[ormsreel]

If DR Congo wants this to end soonest they should reach out to Russia immediately.

[AkinfenwaOluwadamilola-efby]

Congo you live

Am Quazeem from nigerian

[hgfku-tnhb]

How is this war concerned with innocent people?

[sibomanaemmanuel]

South Africa is doing Genocide against the Tutsi in Eastern Congo 🇨🇩💔😭💔😭

[alexisniyo]

There will never be a military solution. Only a political solution is possible.

[Rwabugili]

Tshisekedi is the most incompetent president of a country that have so much potential 😢

[bobmbindja]

Times like this the people of the DRC need commanders like Colonel Mamadou Ndala to Defend the people against the Rebels .. 😢

[kumbeetjirimuje]

Olive Luanda sounds like a dope Afro-soul artist name.

[zirgqhi]

Where is the ECOWAS how come they dont help😂😂😂😂😂😂 m23 rebels are a product of US EUROPE

[Beck]

There has never been peace in my country till this day😢😢

[ramatgan]

I thought Ethiopia was the country in Africa that is collapsing seems like the DRC is too.
Ethiopia is Africa's Yugoslavia.

[HelloRwanda-ckqz]

We ask journalists to show the world the killings of other Congolese who speak Kinyarwanda, why do you only show the refugees and not show what M23 is fighting for?shame on you.

[vivianbahati]

😭😭😭. We as Africans have failed Congo.

[Claudebar]

Feel for you guys, this has to stop !!! Now it just seems like governments are useless 😕

[alexmwabi]

The war in DRC and around the world is caused by hatred, ego, selfishness, greed and luck of wisdom.

Therefore no matter what we do if we don't learn how to love each other, to be united, to know how to live in peace and to use wisdom we will never prevent suffering.