We are receiving multiple reports of dreadful news as fighting in eastern Congo intensifies. Many civilians have been killed near Kalondo as rebel forces have retaken large areas. There has been outright butchery in Butembo. Rwanda backed M23 rebels have being blocking access into the major city of Goma for some time and have now killed North Kivu’s military governor as they threaten to approach directly into Goma. Goma is reported to be completely encircled and at least two UN peacekeepers have recently died. All this has prompted an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

The following video was directly provided to us. It provides a glimpse into the nature of the fighting but we are unaware of any details concerning location.