Thousands displaced in eastern DR Congo as rebels clash with army

People fleeing the fighting between M23 forces and the Congolese army find refuge in a church in Kibumba, north of Goma (AP)

Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been displaced after they fled ongoing clashes between the Congolese army and rebel fighters this week.

On Tuesday, a fresh attack carried out by the March 23 Movement, or M23, targeted a Congolese army position in the territory of Rutshuru, just north of the city of Goma in eastern Congo.