The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.
![Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Monday as the U.N. health agency said 900 died in the fight.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6814x4543+0+0/resize/6814x4543!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F02%2F4c%2Fe8d87fd142958e2ce1c51164d4e8%2Fap25034646249576.jpg)
The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.
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