Yesterday was calm on the front North-West of Goma but heavy fighting broke out between the national army (FARDC) the rebel group M23 which a UN panel of experts has claimed received support from Rwanda and Uganda in its successful bid to capture the Capital city of North Kivu Province in November 2012. Goma itself was not calm yesterday- but that's another post. Here are some photos from near the front line as the fighting continued on Monday:
Commandos of DRC's elite Rapid Reaction Unit take positions north of Munigi on Monday 15th of July after fighting broke out on Sunday...
On Monday the FARDC were gathering forces in Munigi in preparation. Much equipment is outdated although the commando forces are better trained and equipped than most of the forces that were fighting to protect Goma last year when the M23 successfully held the city for 10 days at the end of November 2012.
All for (late) coverage of the first day...