M23 rebels force Romanian mercenaries to retreat to Rwanda

The Romanian soldiers were contracted by the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to stop the rebel advance.

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00:00Columns of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo were seen crossing into Rwanda on Wednesday.

00:07They were escorted out by M23 rebels, who have now tightened their grip on the Congolese city of Goma.

00:14As Rwandan-backed rebels have gained ground over the past two years,

00:18Congo has turned to private military companies to try to shore up its defenses.

00:23M23 rebels say they're defending ethnic Tutsis in Congo,

00:28but analysts say the real fight is for control over the country's vast mineral deposits.