Rwanda-backed rebels plan to take fight to Democratic Republic of Congo capital

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Moses Sawasawa/AP)

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city said they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa.

It comes as Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilisation to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.