People carry their belongings as they flee fighting, near Kibumba, 25 miles north of Goma, in eastern Congo on Monday. Government forces appear to be retreating in the face of an attack by rebels of renegade Gen. Laurent Nkunda. Karel Prinsloo / AP (Photo from MSNBC)U.N. Attacks Rebels To Protect Civilians In Congo -- MSNBC
Rebel leader has defied calls to respect U.N.-brokered cease-fire
GOMA, Congo - In a chaotic day of fighting and fear, U.N. peacekeepers used helicopter gunships against rebels in eastern Congo on Monday, trying to halt a rebel advance as government troops hastily retreated and civilians attacked U.N. headquarters demanding protection.
U.N. spokeswoman Sylvie van den Wildenberg said the peacekeepers in helicopters fired at rebel forces surging on Kibumba, about 28 miles (45 kilometers) north of the provincial capital of Goma.
Rebel leader Gen. Laurent Nkunda has threatened to take Goma in defiance of calls from the U.N. Security Council for him to respect a U.N.-brokered cease-fire signed in January.
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My Comment: The Congolese Army has collapsed .... the U.N. is the only force that is left.