entered northern Goma, precisely where the airport is situated. Read more Subscribers only Inside the DRC's rebel-held areas: 'I don't know if there's peace, but at least there are no more bombs ...

Read our coverage of the conflict in eastern DRC Estimates of the death toll vary widely. On 3 February, Patrick Muyaya, the Congolese government spokesman, announced that more than 2,000 had died ...