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Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo's largest city

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Congolese government troops deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, as M23 rebels are reported to close in on the town. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

UN armoured personnel carriers deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Smoke rises over Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, as M23 rebels make their way to the center of the town. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Rwanda's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernest Rwamucyo speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

CAPTION CORRECTS YEAR A UN armoured personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Democratic Republic of the Congo's State Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Democratic Republic of the Congo's State Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)