Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, prepare their food outside a church in Munigi village near Goma
Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, prepare their food outside a church in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013. Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION MILITARY)
Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, sing hymns during their Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma
Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, sing hymns during their Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013. Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, attend their Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma
Civilians, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, attend their Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013. Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY RELIGION)
A boy, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, is carried during a Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma
A boy, displaced by recent fighting between Congolese army and the M23 rebels, is carried during a Sunday church service in Munigi village near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo September 1, 2013. Fighting erupted on Saturday between eastern Congolese rebels and the army, which said it would push on with an offensive to recapture all territory controlled by insurgents despite their call for a ceasefire. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Congo army fights on despite rebel ceasefire offer
Democratic Republic of Congo's army, backed by new U.N. brigade with an unprecedented mandate to launch attacks, has forced M23 rebels to retreat from positions held for months overlooking the city of Goma
MONUSCO's Force Commander Santos Cruz attends a special parade in the eastern DRC
MONUSCO's Force Commander Carlos Alberto Dos Santos Cruz from Brazil attends a special parade for their slain colleague Major Hatim Shaban from Tanzania killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 31, 2013. The U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels. A 3,000-strong U.N. intervention brigade, with a tough new mandate to protect civilians and neutralise armed groups in the mineral-rich central African nation, sprang into action last week after the United Nations accused the rebels of shelling the city. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW OBITUARY)
U.N. special envoy to Congo, Kobler, addresses troops during a special parade in the eastern DRC
U.N. special envoy to Congo, Martin Kobler, addresses troops during a special parade for their slain colleague Major Hatim Shaban from Tanzania killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 31, 2013. The U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels. A 3,000-strong U.N. intervention brigade, with a tough new mandate to protect civilians and neutralise armed groups in the mineral-rich central African nation, sprang into action last week after the United Nations accused the rebels of shelling the city. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW OBITUARY)
U.N. peacekeepers from India play pipes during a special parade for their slain colleague from Tanzania killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi in the eastern DRC
U.N. peacekeepers from India play pipes during a special parade for their slain colleague Major Hatim Shaban from Tanzania killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 31, 2013. The U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels. A 3,000-strong U.N. intervention brigade, with a tough new mandate to protect civilians and neutralise armed groups in the mineral-rich central African nation, sprang into action last week after the United Nations accused the rebels of shelling the city. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW OBITUARY)
U.N. peacekeepers from Tanzania attend a special parade for their slain colleague killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi in the eastern DRC
U.N. peacekeepers from Tanzania attend a special parade for their slain colleague Major Hatim Shaban killed in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels in Munigi outside Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 31, 2013. The U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels. A 3,000-strong U.N. intervention brigade, with a tough new mandate to protect civilians and neutralise armed groups in the mineral-rich central African nation, sprang into action last week after the United Nations accused the rebels of shelling the city. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW OBITUARY)