700 people killed in DR Congo city of Goma since Sunday: UN

Soldiers of the Armed forces of the Democratic republic of Congo (FARDC) ride on top of a tank as they advance towards Sake, 25km north west of Goma, on January 23, 2025. [AFP]

At least 700 people have been killed since Sunday in intense fighting in Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, a UN spokesman said Friday.

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 has seized Goma, the biggest city in the country's east, and is advancing south as volunteers and the struggling Congolese army attempt to beat them back.