Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa. Congo's president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power.

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to resume normal life, even as the group clashed with Congolese troops as they tried to take more territory.