There are bodies in the streets in the DRC as rebel group's sweep reignites decades old conflict

"A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times

the size of Texas that is estimated to hold trillions of dollars’ worth of minerals essential to smartphones, computers and electric vehicle batteries.
The rebel group M23 is vying to expand its control by pushing south from Goma in the most dramatic escalation in the decades-old conflict for 13 years. The United Nations has warned that the conflict is at risk of spiraling into a war in a region that’s no stranger to bitter fighting.
After seizing control of Goma, a key city in the east of the country, earlier this week, M23’s leader Corneille Nangaa vowed to take the battle all the way to the country’s capital, Kinshasa. Meanwhile, the Congolese government called for a massive mobilization and President Félix Tshisekedi vowed to “reconquer every inch of our territory.” NBC