Congolese Soldiers Surrender En Masse To M23 Forces In Goma

GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - JANUARY 30: An M23 fighter stands in the foreground as detained FARDC soldiers are loaded onto trucks, to be taken to an unknown location, as an estimated 2400 Congolese (FARDC) soldiers surrendered en masse to M23 forces at the Stade de l'Unite on January 30, 2025 in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has seized control Goma, in Eastern Congo, and are reportedly advancing south. (Photo by Daniel Buuma/Getty Images)