The rebels, who captured Goma last month, are advancing south toward Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu. If they succeed, it would mark a major territorial gain and further weaken Kinshasa's control in the east.

STORY: Rwandan-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday they'd seized control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves the region's second biggest city, Bukavu.This video shows armed men in the town of Katana,

The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The airport, primarily used for NGO and military flights and where DRC troops had been stationed,