"Heavy clashes erupted Saturday night as FARDC and Wazalendo forces reportedly advanced from Virunga National Park toward Goma. The fighting left several soldiers neutralised and caused significant property damage, amid reports of multiple civilian casualties. Footage captured on Monday shows civil protection teams recovering bodies from the ground, while shocked residents surveyed the bullet and shell impacts, including damage to local shops. "We heard a lot of gunfire and bombs. We were scared and worried all night. So, we didn’t sleep at all last night until this morning," said Gisele Kasole, an eyewitness. "This morning we saw the bodies of victims, damaged houses, looting, and widespread damage," alleged another local. "But so far, we don’t know who the perpetrators are." It follows a recent attack on Goma that claimed lives of three, including a French UNICEF staffer. Clashes have continued in eastern DRC despite a ceasefire brokered by the United States and an accompanying economic agreement. Kinshasa has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel movement, an allegation Kigali denies. On March 2, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Rwandan Defence Force and four senior commanders, accusing them of violating the Washington Accords by continuing to support M23 operations, including the capture of the eastern Congolese city of Uvira in December."